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Arteriovenous Malformation, Intracranial

MedGen UID:
851
•Concept ID:
C0007772
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Arteriovenous Malformations, Intracranial; AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Intracranial; Congenital Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, Congenital; Malformation, Intracranial Arteriovenous; Malformations, Intracranial Arteriovenous

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. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVArteriovenous Malformation, Intracranial

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical features and outcome in pediatric arteriovenous malformation: institutional multimodality treatment.
Pepper J, Lamin S, Thomas A, Walsh AR, Rodrigues D, Lo WB, Solanki GA
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Apr;39(4):975-982. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05800-4. PMID: 36580118
Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation: rationalizing medical management of neonatal heart failure.
Cory MJ, Durand P, Sillero R, Morin L, Savani R, Chalak L, Angelis D
Pediatr Res 2023 Jan;93(1):39-48. Epub 2022 Apr 14 doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02064-1. PMID: 35422084
Surgical management outcomes of intracranial arteriovenous malformations after preoperative embolization: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Park MT, Essibayi MA, Srinivasan VM, Catapano JS, Graffeo CS, Lawton MT
Neurosurg Rev 2022 Dec;45(6):3499-3510. Epub 2022 Sep 27 doi: 10.1007/s10143-022-01860-x. PMID: 36168072

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Etiology

Spontaneous and recurrent subdural haematoma in a patient with May-Hegglin anomaly.
Doherty JA, Millward CP, Sarsam Z
BMJ Case Rep 2021 May 7;14(5) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243134. PMID: 33962937Free PMC Article

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