Table 1:

Clinical data and AVM features

PatientAge (yr)PresentationLocationEloquent Tissue at RiskGrade (size/eloquent/drainage)*Arterial SupplyVAT AVM/normal (s)
165HeadacheLeft frontalBroca area2/1/0L M2–3, L ACA0.67/3.87
244Bleed + seizuresRight frontal-parietalPrimary sensorimotor cortex2/1/0R M3–40.54/3.74
323Hand/Face numbnessLeft frontal-parietalPrimary sensorimotor cortex1/1/0L M40.27/3.87
433Bleed + headache, expressive dysphasiaLeft frontalBroca area1/1/0L M4NA
549HeadacheLeft occipital-temporalVisual cortex, optic radiations1/1/0L M4NA
623Left face/tongue spasmsRight frontal-parietalPrimary sensorimotor cortex2/1/0R M3–40.4/3.2
747Headache, blurry visionLeft frontalBroca area2/1/1L M1–4, L ACA0.53/6.13
  • Note:—VAT indicates venous appearance time with contrast appearance in supraclinoid artery as reference point (t = 0 seconds) for both AVM and normal venous structures; NA, not available (DSA performed elsewhere); R, right; L, left; M1–4, middle cerebral artery branches; ACA, anterior cerebral artery.

  • * Spetzler-Martin grade by category (size, involvement of eloquent brain, and drainage pattern) with eloquent regions defined as primary sensorimotor cortex, language and visual cortex, hypothalamus and thalamus, internal capsule, brain stem, and deep cerebellar nuclei.1