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AVM
by LinCod, Aug 16, 2007 09:55AM
In Nov 2006 my husband had 250 pds of cast iron pipe fall on his head and continued from there on in to have headaches and memory loss that they thought was going on too long for a post concussion so he had an mri. Mri revealed an abnormal vascular structure in the rt posterior parietal lobe, suspcious of a dural av fistula. He went on to have an angiogram which showed an avm in the rt parietal lobe, fed by an enlarged rt parietal artery from the middle cerebral artery & a mildly enlarged angular artery contributing to an approx, 1 cm nidus. 1st question:..they say there is a possibilty he was born with this? He was a normal 55 yro prior to this...never a headache, etc.
Secondly, the want to do embolization since it is so small. Is this a good choice/
Secondly, the want to do embolization since it is so small. Is this a good choice/
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by vega1318, Aug 19, 2007 08:09PM
he was probably born with the AVM. nobody knows for sure if it is wise to treat an AVM that has never caused any problems. some centers are currently conducting studies (called ARUBA) looking at this very question. there is a good chance that your husband will live his whole life without any problem from the AVM, therefore, any type of surgery or embolization may not be a good idea. but there's a chance that it might bleed which may mean that it should've been treated. i suggest locating an ARUBA center nearby and contacting a neurologist there.
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