Affiliations: Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA | Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Note: [] Corresponding author: Seon-Kyu Lee, Neurointerventional Radiology, Surgery and Neurology, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, USA. Tel.: +1 773 702 3654; Fax: +1 773 702 1161; E-mail: sklee@uchicago.edu.
Abstract: Pial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain are vascular abnormalities located in the subpial space that consist of direct communications from artery to vein via intervening nidus. AVMs are the most common intracranial pathology and frequent cause of intracranial hemorrhage in children. Moreover, the epidemiology and clinical findings particular to children with AVMs can be ascribed to the distinct angioarchitecture of pediatric AVMs. However, the natural history and treatment of pediatric AVMs is relatively unknown. In this article, we review current knowledge of pediatric pial AVMs.
