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Suggest Treatment For Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

I don t know if u can im 32 yrs old and female and just found out last sat I have a avm on the left front part of my brain the size of a quarter I don t know what to do if I should do surgery or radiation or maybe leave it be or should I get a second look at my brain
Fri, 17 Jul 2015
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If it is an unruptured one and not causing any fits, it can be left alone since the chance of bleeding per year is around 4%. If It is problematic, it needs to be tackled. Which procedure to do depends on many things like size, vein draining etc. which you have not mentioned.
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Suggest Treatment For Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

If it is an unruptured one and not causing any fits, it can be left alone since the chance of bleeding per year is around 4%. If It is problematic, it needs to be tackled. Which procedure to do depends on many things like size, vein draining etc. which you have not mentioned.