Cerebral arteriovenous malformation

Orpha code: 46724OMIM code: 108010

Definition

Cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital malformative communication between the veins and the arteries in the brain in the form of a nidus, an anatomical structure composed of dilated and tangled supplying arterioles and drainage veins with no intervening capillary bed, that can be asymptomatic or cause, depending on the location and the size of the AVM, headaches of varying severity, generalized or focal seizures, focalneurological defects (weakness, numbness, speech difficulties, vision loss) or potentially fatal intracranial hemorrhage in case the AVM ruptures.

Disease data
Classification

Morphological anomaly

Synonyms
Intracranial arteriovenous malformation
Przetoka tętniczo-żylna mózgu
Wewnątrzczaszkowe malformacje tętniczo-żylne
ORPHA code
46724
OMIM code
108010
ICD10 code
Q28.2
ICD11 code
8B22.40

No additional description.

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