Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) and Neurosurgery

AVM

Because of their sensitive locations and/or complex shapes AVMs can be too difficult and dangerous to operate upon, leaving some patients with little more than palliative care, partial paralysis and the danger of bleeds and complications at any time.

One relatively new option for some such patients, including those with spinal AVM is CyberKnife radiosurgery. This uses a large number of high precision radiation beams which can be moulded to the shape of the AVM and can be applied in even fine and inaccessible areas where a surgeon would not be able to operate safely.

Neurosurgery

Apart from cancers of the brain and spine, the high precision of CyberKnife radiosurgery offers pain-free and non-invasive treatment for conditions such as acoustic neuroma and trigeminal neuralgia.

For details of treatments offered at the European CyberKnife Centre please visit the CyberKnife page.