Pial vascular malformation with direct artery → vein arteriovenous (AV) shunting, no intervening capillary bed
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Feghali J et al: Updates in arteriovenous malformation management: the post-ARUBA era. Stroke Vasc Neurol. 5(1):34-9, 2020
Hong JM et al: Role of activin receptor-like kinase 1 in vascular development and cerebrovascular diseases. Neural Regen Res. 15(10):1807-13, 2020
Järvelin P et al: Histopathology of brain AVMs part I: microhemorrhages and changes in the nidal vessels. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 162(7):1735-40, 2020
Lv X et al: Pediatric intracranial arteriovenous shunts: advances in diagnosis and treatment. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 25:29-39, 2020
Sun W et al: Outcome comparison between surgically treated brain arteriovenous malformation hemorrhage and spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. World Neurosurg. ePub, 2020
Tayebi Meybodi A et al: Modern radiosurgical and endovascular classification schemes for brain arteriovenous malformations. Neurosurg Rev. 43(1):49-58, 2020
Vella M et al: Comparison of MRI, MRA, and DSA for detection of cerebral arteriovenous malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 41(6):969-75, 2020
Zafar A et al: Cerebral vascular malformations and their imaging modalities. Neurol Sci. ePub, 2020
De Maria L et al: Transitional venous anomalies and DVAs draining brain AVMs: a single-institution case series and review of the literature. J Clin Neurosci. 66:165-77, 2019
Hong T et al: High prevalence of KRAS/BRAF somatic mutations in brain and spinal cord arteriovenous malformations. Brain. 142(1):23-34, 2019
Scimone C et al: Vis-à-vis: a focus on genetic features of cerebral cavernous malformations and brain arteriovenous malformations pathogenesis. Neurol Sci. 40(2):243-51, 2019
Shaligram SS et al: Risk factors for hemorrhage of brain arteriovenous malformation. CNS Neurosci Ther. 25(10):1085-95, 2019
Goldberg J et al: Natural history of brain arteriovenous malformations: systematic review. J Neurosurg Sci. 62(4):437-43, 2018
Shankar JJ et al: Angioarchitecture of brain AVM determines the presentation with seizures: proposed scoring system. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 34(5):1028-34, 2013
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Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
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Pial vascular malformation with direct artery → vein arteriovenous (AV) shunting, no intervening capillary bed
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Angiographic Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Feghali J et al: Updates in arteriovenous malformation management: the post-ARUBA era. Stroke Vasc Neurol. 5(1):34-9, 2020
Hong JM et al: Role of activin receptor-like kinase 1 in vascular development and cerebrovascular diseases. Neural Regen Res. 15(10):1807-13, 2020
Järvelin P et al: Histopathology of brain AVMs part I: microhemorrhages and changes in the nidal vessels. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 162(7):1735-40, 2020
Lv X et al: Pediatric intracranial arteriovenous shunts: advances in diagnosis and treatment. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 25:29-39, 2020
Sun W et al: Outcome comparison between surgically treated brain arteriovenous malformation hemorrhage and spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. World Neurosurg. ePub, 2020
Tayebi Meybodi A et al: Modern radiosurgical and endovascular classification schemes for brain arteriovenous malformations. Neurosurg Rev. 43(1):49-58, 2020
Vella M et al: Comparison of MRI, MRA, and DSA for detection of cerebral arteriovenous malformations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 41(6):969-75, 2020
Zafar A et al: Cerebral vascular malformations and their imaging modalities. Neurol Sci. ePub, 2020
De Maria L et al: Transitional venous anomalies and DVAs draining brain AVMs: a single-institution case series and review of the literature. J Clin Neurosci. 66:165-77, 2019
Hong T et al: High prevalence of KRAS/BRAF somatic mutations in brain and spinal cord arteriovenous malformations. Brain. 142(1):23-34, 2019
Scimone C et al: Vis-à-vis: a focus on genetic features of cerebral cavernous malformations and brain arteriovenous malformations pathogenesis. Neurol Sci. 40(2):243-51, 2019
Shaligram SS et al: Risk factors for hemorrhage of brain arteriovenous malformation. CNS Neurosci Ther. 25(10):1085-95, 2019
Goldberg J et al: Natural history of brain arteriovenous malformations: systematic review. J Neurosurg Sci. 62(4):437-43, 2018
Shankar JJ et al: Angioarchitecture of brain AVM determines the presentation with seizures: proposed scoring system. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 34(5):1028-34, 2013
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