Cerebellar Arteriovenous Malformation Epidemiology

Cerebellar arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) comprise 10%–15% of all intracranial arteriovenous malformations 1). and this relatively low incidence has led authors to combine them with brainstem arteriovenous malformation in reports on infratentorial or posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) and the majority (70%) of infratentorial arteriovenous malformations

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