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Our clinical expertise encompasses the evaluation and treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Many AVMs treated by Forsyth Medical Center physicians require more than one form of treatment. As such, our staff uses a multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and treatment of patients with an AVM. After careful consideration, an individualized treatment plan is developed, often using a combination of microsurgery, endovascular surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery to achieve a complete cure.
What is an AVM?
An AVM is a thick, abnormal collection of vessels in the brain. In the normal brain, the veins and arteries are separate vessels that circulate blood throughout the brain tissue. The arteries carry blood rich with oxygen from the lungs, and the veins carry blood back to the heart for re-circulation. Each vessel is normally separate and travels in its own pathway. However, in an AVM, the blood vessels are tangled together and do not travel in their own path.
An untreated AVM can induce serious health complications including neurological deficits, seizures or compressive damage to surrounding brain tissue.
Another serious complication is the risk of hemorrhage (bleeding). This can be a life-threatening emergency, causing damage to surrounding brain tissue and, although rare, death.
At Forsyth Medical Center, the treatment for any particular AVM is based on careful, individualized evaluation to minimize risk and maximize the potential for cure. To achieve the best possible outcomes, we rely not only on Forsyth's advanced surgical tools, but on the refined technical skills of our neurosurgeons, neurologists and interventional neuroradiologists.
Tests & Treatments for AVM
Forsyth Medical Center has innovative techniques and therapies available for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Learn more
