This document discusses cerebral vascular diseases such as intracranial aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations. It defines arteriovenous malformations as a congenital mal-development of blood vessels where arterial blood flows directly into draining veins without passing through capillaries first. The document also lists different types of intracranial vascular malformations including arteriovenous malformations, cavernous angioma, telangiectasia, and venous malformations. Finally, it notes some potential etiologies of intracranial aneurysms such as being idiopathic, traumatic, infectious, or radiation-induced.
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1. Cerebral Vascular Disease : Intracranial Aneurysm and Arteriovenous Malformations Liu Bing M.D Department of Neurosurgery Tianjin Medical University General Hospital 2008-10-20
5. Definition The AVMs is a congenital mal-development of blood vessels, where arterial blood flows directly into the draining veins without the normally interposed capillaries.
