Arteriovenous Malformation or AVM can reduce the amount of oxygen received by brain tissues. Most People are born with Arteriovenous Malformation, however, symptoms usually don't occur until adulthood. The cause of Arteriovenous Malformation is unknown. Arteriovenous Malformation's vary in size and location within the brain.
The most common symptoms are as follows:
Headaches
Hemorrhage or bleeding into the brain
stroke
seizures
vision problems
There are different test that help to diagnose or identify the size, location and blood flow pattern of Arteriovenous Malformation. The two most common are CT and MRI.
There are different treatments for Arteriovenous Malformation. They are as follows:
surgery
emobilization
radiation therapy
radiosurgery-Gamma knife
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