Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations (definition)

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Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations

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Definition: Congenital vascular anomalies in the brain characterized by direct communication between an artery and a vein without passing through the CAPILLARIES. The locations and size of the shunts determine the symptoms including HEADACHES; SEIZURES; STROKE; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; mass effect; and vascular steal effect.

coordinate IM with ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA (IM); DF: INTRACRANIAL AVM
Examples Vein of Galen Malformations

Other names Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, Congenit; Arteriovenous Malformations, Cerebral; Malformations, Intracranial Arteriovenous; Malformations, Cerebral Arteriovenous; Malformation, Intracranial Arteriovenous; Malformation, Cerebral Arteriovenous; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation; Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation; Arteriovenous Malformations, Intracranial; Arteriovenous Malformation, Intracranial; Arteriovenous Malformation, Cerebral; Ruptured Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation, Ruptured; Congenital Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation; Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations; AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Intracranial

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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