Cerebellar Arteriovenous Malformation
In 1932 the first successful resection of a cerebellar arteriovenous malformation was performed by Axel Herbert Olivecrona and Riives 1).
Cerebellar AVMs differ markedly from their supratentorial counterparts in that there are no perforating vessels involvement, drainage into the deep cerebral venous system, or presence of eloquent functional area except for the dentate nucleus.
Epidemiology
Rare Etiologies
Thrombosis of the ipsilateral transverse sinus 2)
Classification
Clinical Features
Arteriovenous malformation of the cerebellum are a unique subset of intracranial arteriovenous malformation AVMs that present with hemorrhage more frequently than supratentorial AVMs.
Treatment
Outcome
Complications
Case reports
1)
Olivecrona H, Riives J. Arteriovenous aneurysms of the brain, their diagnosis and treatment. Arch Neurol Psychiatry. 1948;59:567–602.
2)
Delye H, Thines L, Zairi F, Allaoui M, Lejeune JP. Rupture of a cerebellar
arteriovenous malformation following thrombosis of the ipsilateral transverse
sinus. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2014 Jun-Jul;170(6-7):464-5. doi:
10.1016/j.neurol.2013.12.007. Epub 2014 Apr 13. PubMed PMID: 24726039.