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Capillary-Venous Malformations

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Pediatric Neuroradiology

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Vascular malformations of the central nervous system (CNS) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric age group as well as in adults. Despite recent advances in both diagnosis and treatment of these disorders, including the steadfast growth of neurointerventional procedures, vascular malformations of the CNS still account for significant clinical problems, with an incidence of approximately 0.1%–0.2% in the general child and young adult population, and a 3% risk of intracranial bleeding per year [1].

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  1. Department of Pediatric Neuroradiology, G. Gaslini Children’s Research Hospital, Genoa, Italy

    Paolo Tortori-Donati MD (Head), Andrea Rossi MD (Senior Staff Neuroradiologist) & Roberta Biancheri MD, PhD (Consultant Child Neurologist)

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Tortori-Donati, P., Rossi, A., Biancheri, R. (2005). Capillary-Venous Malformations. In: Pediatric Neuroradiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26398-5_9

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