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In a series of 182 arterio-venous malformations (AVM) recently published [8] we found 33 children aged 1 to 16 years. In 28 cases, the admitting condition was hemorrhage. For 31 AVMs total excision was possible. We observed one postoperative death accounting for a mortality of 3%. All children but two were followed-up by personal examination. Two were not able to work due to severe neurological deficits and seven had not been able to get into their intended occupation.
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Kahl, W., Kessel, G., Schwarz, M. et al. Arterio-venous malformations in childhood: Clinical presentation, results after operative treatment and long-term follow-up. Neurosurg. Rev. 12, 165–171 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01741493
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