Background According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and is the third greatest contributor to lost disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) globally. There are approximately 17 million strokes worldwide each…
Pearls The management of iAVMs is controversial. The randomized control trial (RCT) results from ARUBA (A Randomised Trial of Arteriovenous Malformations) have added to this controversy. Registry-based studies are observational studies focused on a specific clinical disease, patient population, or…
Key Points Surgery for spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains controversial. Surgical evacuation of cerebellar ICH is recommended for clots that are large or causing brainstem compression. There is good rationale and strong preclinical data to suggest that surgical evacuation…