Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of the 21 patients in this study

VariableValue
Age (yr)
    Mean29.9
    Median29
    Range8–59
    SD17.0
Sex (No.) (%)
    Male14 (66.7)
    Female7 (33.3)
mRS before embolization (No.) (%)
    0–212 (57.1)
    3–59 (42.9)
Location (No.) (%)
    Deep18 (85.7)
    Superficial3 (14.3)
Size (No.) (%)
    ≤3 cm12 (57.1)
    >3 cm9 (42.9)
Eloquent (No.) (%)
    Yes15 (71.4)
    No6 (28.6)
Venous pattern (No.) (%)
    Superficial11 (52.4)
    Deep9 (42.9)
    Deep (main) + superficial1 (4.8)
No. of veins (%)
    Single20 (95.2)
    Multiple1 (4.8)
Angioarchitecture (No.) (%)
    Aneurysms in the feeding artery or intranidus9 (42.9)
    Venous stenosis4 (19.0)
    Localized venous ectasia2 (9.5)
Spetzler-Martin grade (No.) (%)
    I3 (14.3)
    II4 (19.0)
    III11 (52.4)
    IV3 (14.3)
    V0 (0)