Brain arteriovenous malformations

MT Lawton, WC Rutledge, H Kim, C Stapf… - Nature reviews disease …, 2015 - nature.com
An arteriovenous malformation is a tangle of dysplastic vessels (nidus) fed by arteries and
drained by veins without intervening capillaries, forming a high-flow, low-resistance shunt …

A systematic review of the frequency and prognosis of arteriovenous malformations of the brain in adults

R Al-Shahi, C Warlow - Brain, 2001 - academic.oup.com
By systematically reviewing the literature, we have found that there is very little information
about the frequency and clinical course of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain …

Arteriovenous malformations of the brain

RM Friedlander - New England Journal of Medicine, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
A 51-year-old woman presents with a generalized tonic–clonic seizure. After a brief postictal
period, she recovers and reports no headache or other neurologic symptoms. She takes no …

Incidence and causes of strokes associated with pregnancy and puerperium: a study in public hospitals of Ile de France

T Sharshar, C Lamy, JL Mas - Stroke, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose The incidence, causes, and prognosis of nonhemorrhagic strokes
and intraparenchymal hemorrhages occurring in association with pregnancy or puerperium …

Manifestations of chronic disease during pregnancy

RJ Kaaja, IA Greer - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextPhysiologic changes of pregnancy include insulin resistance, thrombophilia,
immunosuppression, and hypervolemia. These changes may herald the development of …

[PDF][PDF] Recommendations for the management of intracranial arteriovenous malformations

CS Ogilvy, PE Stieg, I Awad, RD Brown, D Kondziolka… - Circulation, 2001 - Citeseer
Intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are relatively uncommon but increasingly
recognized lesions that can cause serious neurological symptoms or death. Although AVMs …

Intracerebral hemorrhage in pregnancy: frequency, risk factors, and outcome

BT Bateman, HC Schumacher, CD Bushnell… - Neurology, 2006 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To describe the frequency, risk factors, and outcome of intracerebral hemorrhage
(ICH) in pregnancy and the postpartum period using a large database of US inpatient …

Brain arteriovenous malformations in adults

JH Choi, JP Mohr - The Lancet Neurology, 2005 - thelancet.com
Arteriovenous malformations of the brain (AMB) can cause stroke when they rupture.
Epidemiological and imaging research has found that about 50% of patients with AMB …

Recommendations for the management of intracranial arteriovenous malformations: a statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the Stroke …

CS Ogilvy, PE Stieg, I Awad, RD Brown Jr… - Stroke, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
Intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are relatively uncommon but increasingly
recognized lesions that can cause serious neurological symptoms or death. Although AVMs …

Five year results of LINAC radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations: outcome for large AVMS

L Miyawaki, C Dowd, W Wara, B Goldsmith… - International Journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
Purpose: For radiosurgery of large arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), the optimal
relationship of dose and volume to obliteration, complications, and hemorrhage is not well …