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Diseases » Arteriovenous Malformation » Glossary

Glossary for Arteriovenous Malformation

Arteriovenous fistula: Connection between artery and vein.
Bleeding symptoms: Any type of bleeding symptoms.
Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
Cerebral hemorrhage: Bleeding in the brain
Congenital conditions: Any condition that you are born with such as birth defects or genetic diseases.
Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
Intracranial arteriovenous malformation: A congenital malformation where there is an opening that connects an artery with a vein inside the brain. Severity of symptoms is determined by the extent of the malformation.
Loss of speech: The loss of ones ability to communicate through speech
Memory loss: The loss of ones ability to recall from their memory.
Neurological problems: Any neurological condition
Paralysis symptoms: Loss of body control and/or feeling.
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation: A rare malformation where there is an abnormal opening between a lung artery and a lung vein which causes some blood to pass through the lungs without being oxygenated.
Seizures: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, seizures and high levels of hydroxylysine in the urine.
Sturge-Weber Syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by excessive blood vessel growth, calcium accumulation inside the brain and seizures.
Vacuolar myopathy: A term used to describe a group of conditions involving degeneration of the spinal cord. It is most often seen in AIDS patients but also occurs in conditions such as inherited muscle diseases and other neuromuscular conditions.