作者为了阐明显微外科手术切除小的脑动静脉畸形与文献中报道的放射外科方法或栓塞治疗对比安全性及有效性,对连续一组小动静脉畸形(AVMs)病例施行了显微外科手术。共62例病人,男性30例,女性32例,年龄为7岁～72岁,平均33.3岁。其中46.8％的病人表现为颅内出血,24.2％的病人表现为癫痫发作。 To clarify the safety and efficacy of microsurgical removal of small cerebral arteriovenous malformations in comparison with radiosurgery or embolization therapies reported in the literature, the authors performed microsurgery on a consecutive series of AVMs . A total of 62 patients, 30 males and 32 females, aged 7 to 72 years, mean 33.3 years. 46.8% of the patients showed intracranial hemorrhage, and 24.2% of the patients showed seizures.