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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Arteriovenous Malformations > Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations

Preferred term

Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

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Entry terms

  • AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Intracranial
  • Congenital Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, Congenital

In other languages

  • French

  • Malformation artérioveineuse intracrânienne
  • Malformations artério-veineuses intra-crâniennes
  • Malformations artério-veineuses intracrâniennes
  • Malformations artérioveineuses intra-crâniennes
  • Malformations artérioveineuses intracrâniennes congénitales
  • Malformations des vaisseaux intracrâniens
  • MAV (Malformations Artério-Veineuses) intracrâniennes

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FD1N97T0-Q

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