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Abstract
This case report describes a combined neurosurgical and endovascular approach for the treatment of a conus medullaris arteriovenous malformation resulting in considerable improvement in the patient’s neurological condition (modified Rankin Scale score 2).
- arteriovenous malformation
- liquid embolic material
- spinal cord
- spine
- technique
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Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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