i. Acknowledgements ii. Preface iii. Foreword 1 Anatomy and Histology of Intracranial AVMs 2 Pathology and Genetics 3 Radiographic Anatomy: CT/MRI/Angiography and Risks 4 Molecular Biology 4 MRI Neurovascular Evaluation: Blood Flow, Perfusion, Diffusion, and Susceptibility 5 Natural History of Intracranial AVMs 6 Aneurysms Associated with Intracranial AVMs 7 Hemodynamic Factors: Vascular Steal and Breakthrough Bleeding 8 Classification Systems 9 Seizures and Intracranial AVMs 10 Decision Analysis for Asymptomatic Lesions 11 Decision Analysis for Symptomatic Lesions 12 Decision Analysis for Associated Aneurysms 13 Surgical Principles: Techniques, Goals, and Outcomes 14 Radiosurgery Principals for AVM Management: Techniques, Goals, and Outcomes 15 Principles of Neuroendovascular Management of AVMs: Goals, Timing, Techniques, and Outcomes 16 Multimodal/Combined Therapy: Goals and Outcomes 17 Palliation Versus Observation: Nonresectable AVMs 18 Conservative Management ("Observation) of Intracranial AVMs 19 Grading Systems and Surgical Risks 20 Risks of Endovascular Treatment of iAVMs 21 Risks of Combined Therapies 22 Risks of Radiosurgery 23 Emergency Management of Ruptured Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations 24 Medical Comorbidities in Elective Surgery 25 Anesthetic Management of Intracranial AVMs 26 Management of Perioperative Complications During iAVM Treatment 27 Intracranial AVMs and the Neurointensivist 28 Obstetric Considerations in AVM Management 29 Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Imaging 30 Giant Intracranial AVMs 31 Treatment of Eloquent Cortex AVMs 32 Brain Stem and Posterior Fossa AVM's 33 Corpus Collosal and Peri-Ventricular AVM's 34 AVMs of the Sylvian Fissure 35 Pediatric AVMs 36 Residual AVMs 37 Intraoperative AVM Rupture 38 The Value of a Registry 39 Imaging Predictors for Rupture 40 Radiosurgical Innovations 41 Molecular Biology and Novel Treatments of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations 42 Surgical Innovations iv. index and other frontmatter