Preface; Part I. Development, Anatomy, and Physiology of Arteriovenous Malformations of the Central Nervous System: 1. Development of the central nervous system vasculature and the pathogenesis of brain arteriovenous malformations; 2. Cranial vascular anatomy and implications for arteriovenous malformation and dural arteriovenous fistula treatment; 3. Spinal vascular anatomy and implications for treatment of arteriovenous malformations; 4. Physiology and hemodynamics of arteriovenous malformations; 5. Natural history of arteriovenous malformations and indications for treatment; Part II. Evaluation and Treatment Considerations for Arteriovenous Malformations: 6. Imaging evaluation of arteriovenous malformations; 7. Intraoperative evaluation of blood flow with indocyanine green videoangiography; 8. Neuromonitoring for arteriovenous malformation surgery; 9. Neuroanesthesia for treatment of arteriovenous malformations; 10. Classification of brain and spinal arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulas; Part III. Surgical Approaches to the Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations: 11. Surgical approaches and nuances for supratentorial arteriovenous malformations; 12. Surgical approaches and nuances for arteriovenous malformations in the posterior fossa; 13. Surgical management of cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas; 14. Surgery of spinal arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulas; 15. Surgery of basal ganglia, thalamic, and brainstem arteriovenous malformations; Part IV. Medical, Endovascular, and Radiosurgical Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations: 16. Complications of arteriovenous malformation rupture and medical management of hemorrhage; 17. Endovascular treatment of supratentorial arteriovenous malformations; 18. Endovascular treatment of arteriovenous malformations of the posterior fossa; 19. Endovascular treatment of arteriovenous fistulas of the brain; 20. Endovascular management of vein of Galen malformations; 21. Endovascular treatment of spinal arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulas; 22. Radiosurgical basics for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations: indications and techniques; 23. Radiosurgery for brain arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulas; 24. Radiosurgery for spinal arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulas; 25. Multidisciplinary treatment of arteriovenous malformations; 26. Palliative treatment of inoperable arteriovenous malformations; 27. Pediatric arteriovenous malformations: special considerations; 28. Management of residual or recurrent arteriovenous malformations; Index.