AVM stands for Arteriovenous Malformation
What
Is an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)?
Normally, arteries carry
blood containing oxygen from the heart to the brain, and veins carry
blood with less oxygen away from the brain and back to the heart. When an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) occurs,
a tangle of blood vessels in the brain or on its surface bypasses normal brain
tissue and directly diverts blood from the arteries to the veins.
How common are brain
AVMs?
Brain AVMs occur in less than 1 percent of the general population. It’s
estimated that about one in 200–500 people may have an AVM. AVMs are more
common in males than in females.
Why do brain AVMs
occur?
We don't know why AVMs occur. Brain AVMs are usually congenital, meaning
someone is born with one. But they're usually not hereditary. People probably don't inherit an AVM from their parents, and they probably won’t pass one on to
their children.
Where do brain AVMs
occur?
Brain AVMs can occur anywhere within the brain or on its covering. This
includes the four major lobes of the front part of the brain (frontal,
parietal, temporal, occipital), the back part of the brain (cerebellum), the
brainstem, or the ventricles (deep spaces within the brain that produce and
circulate the cerebrospinal fluid).
If you would like to learn more about AVM's follow the link below
My AVM from MRI scan May 2015
Please excuse the funky eye balls they do look like something out of Mars attacks lol but you don't need to be a rocket scientist to see that that aint right! Spaghetti Brain indeed.
No comments:
Post a Comment