Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
Synonyms
AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Intracranial
Arteriovenous Malformation, Cerebral
Arteriovenous Malformation, Intracranial
Arteriovenous Malformations, Cerebral
Arteriovenous Malformations, Intracranial
Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations
Congenital Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation, Ruptured
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, Congenital
Malformation, Cerebral Arteriovenous
Malformation, Intracranial Arteriovenous
Malformations, Cerebral Arteriovenous
Malformations, Intracranial Arteriovenous
Ruptured Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation
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.