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How does the TOBAS SRS registry change your approach to small AVMs in deep eloquent areas with prior rupture?

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What is your treatment strategy for <3cm AVMs that are located in deep eloquent areas with a history of prior rupture?

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Neurosurgery · University of Rochester Medical Center
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I emphasize that SRS is a reasonable attempt to reduce risk with about a 50–65% chance of cure at three years and a roughly 1 in 6 chance of a serious complication, including a 1 in 20 risk of another hemorrhage during follow‑up, and a 5-10% risk of brain injury from radiation-induced changes

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