Stroke Risk Reduced If Brain Blood Vessel Disorder Arteriovenous Malformation Is Left Alone
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 10:50
in Health & Medicine
Treating patients who suffer from a common condition known as arteriovenous malformation (AVM), which causes blood vessels in the brain to tangle, increases their risk of stroke, a study has found. People rteriovenous malformation have a better outcome if doctors treat their symptoms only and not the AVM, according to the team of doctors looked at the long-term outcome of patients with the condition, which is caused by abnormal connections between the arteries and veins in the brain. read more