Table 4:

Permanent neurological treatment-related complications and death among the 94 patients

Patient NoBAVM LocationsCausative AgentComplicationsComplication TypeOutcome (mRS)
1Left subthalamusOnyxOphthalmoplegiaIschemic1
2Quadrigeminal plateOnyx/n-BCATransient diplopiaHemorrhagic1
3Right internal capsulen-BCALeft hemiparesisHemorrhagic3
4Left frontal lobeOnyxTransient right hemiparesisHemorrhagic3
5Right temporal loben-BCAHemianopsiaIschemic1
6Right temporal loben-BCALeft hemiparesisHemorrhagic3
7Right temporal loben-BCATransient left hemiparesisHemorrhagic3
8Right temporal loben-BCALeft hemiparesisIschemic2
9Right temporal lobeSurgeryDeathHemorrhagic6
10Cerebellar vermisn-BCADeathHemorrhagic6
11Left thalamusCatheterizationDeathHemorrhagic6
Overall complications % (n)Neurologic complications12% (11)
Deaths3% (3)
Onyx-induced complications % (n)Neurologic complications3% (3)
Deaths0 (0)
  • Note:—BAVM indicates brain arteriovenous malformation; mRS, modified Rankin scale; n-BCA, n-butyl cyanoacrylate