Table 2

Principal locations of the 93 brain AVMs, their laterality, and their so called eloquence (asterisked) according to the Spetzler-Martin grading scheme16

Side
LocationLeftMidlineRight
Frontal6*16
Frontotemporal002
Frontoparietal3*02*
Temporal7 (4*)09
Temporoparietal4*04
Parietal10*015*
Parieto-occipital504
Occipital4*00
Thalamus1*02*
Medulla01*0
Cerebellum2*14*
Total (%)42 (45%)3 (3%)48 (52%)