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Thursday, May 17, 2007
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Ananda's Story
In May 2007, our 6-year-old daughter had "the worst headache of my life" - the symptoms of a brain hemorrhage due to an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM). She survived and is awaiting Radiosurgery in the upcoming weeks and is expected to make a full recovery...
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What is an AVM?
An illustration depicting an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM, an abnormal collection of blood vessels. Normally, red oxygenated blood is pumped by the heart through arteries to the tissues, and blue, deoxygenated blood then passes back to the heart through the veins. In an AVM, the artery connects to a vein, preventing blood from reaching the tissue but also putting pressure on veins. Mediscan/Corbis
AVM Links
- Arteriovenous Malformation Foundation
- ARUBA Trial
- AVM Support Group
- AVM Support UK
- Brain Surgery Information Center
- Brain Talk®
- Brain-Aneurysm.com
- Columbia University Medical Center
- Elekta - Gamma Knife® Surgery
- eMedicine
- Florida Hospital Gamma Knife Center
- Gamma Knife at University of Pittsburgh
- Gamma Knife Florida
- Harvard Brain AVM Support Group
- IRSA
- Medline Plus
- NINDS
- Salvatore P. Marra Foundation
- Spetzler AVM Grading System
- Toronto Brain Vascular Malformation Study Group
- UFL Department of Neurosurgery
- UWG Aneurysm & AVM Support
- Wikipedia: Aneurysm
- Wikipedia: AVM
- Wikipedia: Gamma Knife
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