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.
Also Known As:
Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation; Arteriovenous Malformation, Cerebral; AVM (Arteriovenous Malformation) Intracranial; Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations; Congenital Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation, Ruptured; Ruptured Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation; Arteriovenous Malformation, Intracranial; Arteriovenous Malformations, Intracranial; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformation; Malformation, Cerebral Arteriovenous; Malformation, Intracranial Arteriovenous; Malformations, Cerebral Arteriovenous; Malformations, Intracranial Arteriovenous; Arteriovenous Malformations, Cerebral; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, Congenital