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    Johnson works for third term, continued recovery  Sep 4, 2008
    Dr. John Eisold, attending physician of Congress, said by e-mail that Johnson is doing well in recovering from the hemorrhage caused by a ruptured arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the brain. And on an unrelated health issue, tests indicate the senator is cancer free, after prostate surgery in 2004, he said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Is Johnson's health off limits?  Jul 27, 2008
    Johnson suffered intercerebral bleeding caused by an arteriovenous malformation on Dec. 13, 2006. After treatment at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C., in late April 2007 he was discharged from the hospital, then began outpatient speech, physical therapy and occupational therapy. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Women, Mexican-Americans At Higher Risk Of Ruptured Brain Aneurysm  Jun 13, 2008
    An SAH is different from the other type of "bleeding stroke," intracerebral hemorrhage or ICH, which can also result from a ruptured aneurysm or a misformed blood vessel called an arteriovenous malformation. Both types of bleeding stroke are somewhat more dangerous than ischemic or "blockage" strokes, which result from a clot or other blockage inside a brain blood vessel. (Science Daily)

    More on Xanna, Sept. 2007: Teen leads fundraiser to help friend who had stroke  May 29, 2008
    Xanna's stroke was caused by an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a blood vessel abnormality in her brain. At OSF St. Joseph Medical Center Center, neurosurgeon Ann Stroink removed a blood clot the size of a lime. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    NCHS freshman makes amazing recovery after stroke  May 29, 2008
    Hers was caused by an arteriovenous malformation, a congenital, abnormal collection of blood vessels. Nor do they expect someone with such a severe stroke to survive, said Perez. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    In death, she saves lives  Mar 30, 2008
    Bee Hooi underwent a surgery related to arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in her brains at the Fondation Rothschild Hospital in Paris, France, on March 11 under the care of Professor Jacques Moret, a world-renowned interventional neuroradiologist. However, she succumbed to complications from the surgery and was pronounced dead on Wednesday. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    UConn: Price tore ACL, likely to miss six months  Mar 23, 2008
    His freshman season was halted when he suffered a brain hemorrhage that was determined to have been caused by a condition called arteriovenous malformation, or AVM. He underwent a procedure to correct the problem but was not allowed to play basketball for two seasons. Then, during his sophomore season, he was suspended from the team for his role in the theft of laptops on campus. (ESPN -- College Basketball)

    Labor of love brings Spearfish family a new home  Feb 24, 2008
    Five years ago, Mike became disabled as a result of an arteriovenous malformation, the illness that also struck Sen. Tim Johnson. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Billy Graham reported in fair condition  Feb 15, 2008
    Graham, 89, was hospitalized at Mission for nearly two weeks last year after experiencing intestinal bleeding caused by an arteriovenous malformation, a tangle of small blood vessels in the lining of the colon. He also has suffered from prostate cancer and macular degeneration. (CNN -- US)

    Leveille right at home  Jan 11, 2008
    Leveille, a second-year winger for the Bruins in 1981-82, was struck by an arteriovenous malformation, a congenital condition that caused massive bleeding inside his head. Shortly before he took ill that evening, Leveille was drilled into the boards at Pacific Coliseum, the stiff check by Marc Crawford (now the Los Angeles Kings coach) rattling his head hard against the top of the boards. (Boston Globe -- Sports)

    Top 10 Stories of 2007  Jan 2, 2008
    South Dakotans waited for updates on the senators condition, as he survived life-threatening complications after surgery to repair an arteriovenous malformation an abnormal collection of blood vessels in the brain that eventually ruptured. The South Dakota Democrat spent most of a month in a drug-induced coma, which allowed his brain to heal. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Opening hearts to open doors  Dec 21, 2007
    Michael Naumann suffers from AVM, arteriovenous malformation, and his wife Julie suffered from a Grand Mall seizure in 2005 that left her left leg permanently disabled. Black Hills Home Builders designated this year's Care Project to reconstructing their current home in order to make it handicap accessible, however, they ran into a few problems. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)

    Nelson honors stricken South Dakota senator  Dec 13, 2007
    He was taken to George Washington University Hospital, where doctors performed emergency surgery for an arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins in the brain to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. Johnson returned to the Senate nine months later after extensive rehabilitation that he still undergoes. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    Johnson Thanks Doctors 1 Year After Brain Hemorrhage  Dec 13, 2007
    He was taken to George Washington University Hospital, where doctors performed emergency surgery for an arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins in the brain to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. His illness raised questions about whether the Senate power balance would shift, since Democrats had just won a one-vote majority in the November 2006 elections. (Fox News -- Politics)

    Sen. Johnson getting back on his feet  Dec 8, 2007
    Johnson's hemorrhage was an arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins in the brain to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. He says he had no idea he had the condition before he fell ill last year. (Yahoo News -- Politics)

    No upset for Gardner-Webb this time; UConn cruises  Nov 16, 2007
    He ended up redshirting the season with an arteriovenous malformation. By the time he received medical clearance to play, it no longer mattered. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Johnson's bid raises health question  Nov 12, 2007
    Tim Johnson is recovering well from brain surgery for an arteriovenous malformation that nearly killed him in 2006, but his health is still an issue in his upcoming re-election campaign for the U.S. Senate. (155). (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    A chilling reminder of what can happen  Oct 28, 2007
    No one in the stands suspected he was in trouble, that the arteriovenous malformation inside his head was bleeding, life melting out of the smiling, energetic, chatty kid from Montreal by the second. Earlier that Saturday night in Pacific Coliseum, the 19-year-old Leveille was driven hard into the sideboards by Canucks winger Marc Crawford, who today is the Los Angeles Kings head coach. (Boston Globe)

    South Dakota Sen. Johnson will run for re-election  Oct 20, 2007
    He underwent emergency surgery for arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins in the brain to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. He is still undergoing physical speech and physical therapy to address lingering effects of his hemorrhage. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    South Dakota Senator Caps Year of Recovery With Re-Election Announcement  Oct 20, 2007
    The announcement marks a signal moment in a political career that appeared at grave risk last Dec. 13, when he was rushed to a Washington, D.C., hospital and diagnosed with bleeding on the brain caused by a congenital condition known as arteriovenous malformation. Johnson, who was in critical condition for several days after suffering the hemorrhage, had to undergo months of intensive rehabilitation to regain motor control and speech. (Yahoo News -- Politics)

    Full-scream ahead for teen at fundraiser  Oct 15, 2007
    Xanna suffered a stroke in August, caused by an arteriovenous malformation, a blood vessel abnormality in her brain ... She and her son, Brad, wanted to support Xanna because Brad also had an arteriovenous malformation and surgery. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Johnson 'ready to go' upon return to Senate  Sep 6, 2007
    Johnson last December underwent emergency surgery for arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins in the brain to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. As Johnson recovered out of the spotlight, have been largely quiet about his re-election campaign. (CNN)

    Senator Johnson goes back to work in Washington today  Sep 5, 2007
    South Dakota s senior senator is back, with some physical challenges but no loss of enthusiasm, after months of hospitalization and at-home recovery following a congenital arteriovenous malformation that burst on Dec. 13, 2006, causing bleeding in his brain. Today at 8:30 a.m. (MDT), Senator John Thune and Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, will open wide the doors of Johnson s office in the Hart Senate Building as the senator and his wife, Barbara, arrive. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Woodruff Quietly Back at Work at ABC  Sep 3, 2007
    He had emergency surgery for arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins in the brain to become tangled and sometimes burst. Woodruff visited Johnson in April and June to check on the senator's progress in learning how to walk and talk again. (Newsmax)

    Billy Graham released from hospital  Aug 31, 2007
    They now say the bleeding source was an arteriovenous malformation, a tangle of small blood vessels in the lining of the colon. Doctors were able to cauterize the spot, Gregory said, and they closely monitored for additional bleeding. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)

    Breast-feeding ads said to bow to lobby  Aug 31, 2007
    They now say the bleeding source was an arteriovenous malformation, a tangle of small blood vessels in the lining of the colon. (AP). (Boston Globe -- Nation)

    Ailing senator announces his return  Aug 29, 2007
    He underwent emergency surgery for arteriovenous malformation. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Nation)

    Network chronicles Sen. Johnson's recovery  Aug 26, 2007
    Johnson underwent emergency surgery last December for arteriovenous malformation, a rare complication that caused vessels in his brain to grow abnormally large and burst. He's been undergoing rehabilitation since January. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Stricken senators wife speaks out  Aug 24, 2007
    He remains weak on his right side, a nagging effect of stroke-like symptoms caused by arteriovenous malformation, a rare complication that caused vessels in Johnson s brain to grow abnormally large and burst. It s uncertain if or when he will regain full mobility. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Ailing Senator Returning Home to SDakota  Aug 8, 2007
    He underwent emergency surgery for arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins in the brain to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. He was stricken a month after elections that gave the Democrats a one-seat majority in the Senate, and his ailment raised the possibility that, if he were incapacitated, South Dakota's GOP governor would appoint a Republican successor and return the Senate to GOP control. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Local woman undergoes brain surgery  Jul 21, 2007
    The 20-year-old College of the Redwoods-Del Norte student collapsed June 12 during an exercise workout, and was rushed to Sutter Coast Hospital and, ultimately, to Stanford Medical Center for stabilization and treatment of a rare congenital arteriovenous malformation in her brain ... Surgeons may decide to repeat the embolization procedure and try to embolize more of the arteriovenous malformation by injecting it with a material that seals it. (Daily Triplicate)

    Local teaching assistant faces surgery  Jul 18, 2007
    Only then did she and her family realize the cranial time bomb an Arteriovenous Malformation could have killed her at any time. The congential growth, a tangle of abnormal and poorly formed blood vessels and arteries, lies deep within her brain. (Daily Triplicate)

    Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain  Jun 28, 2007
    Computed tomography of the head suggests a right occipital arteriovenous malformation, without evidence of hemorrhage ... Natural History of Untreated Arteriovenous Malformations ... Management of Aneurysms Associated with Arteriovenous Malformation. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    South Dakotan visits ailing senator  May 19, 2007
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. The first photos of the senator, released in March, showed him sitting in a wheelchair. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    South Dakota Political Landscape Unsteady as Sen. Johnson Recovers  May 17, 2007
    Hours later, he underwent emergency surgery and was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. Since then, he has steadily improved, moving from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility and then to his Fairfax, Va. (Fox News -- Politics)

    Democratic staffer secured Herseth for Senate Web site  May 17, 2007
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. All eyes were on the senator's health that week as Democrats prepared to assume a one-vote majority in the Senate chamber. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Ailing Sen. Johnson returns to his home in District of Columbia  May 2, 2007
    Johnson was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, or AVM, a condition that causes the arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. The Black Hills Pioneer, Newspapers, South Dakota, SD 2007. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)

    Sen. Tim Johnson Returns Home  May 1, 2007
    Johnson was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, or AVM, a condition that causes the arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. The senator's spokeswoman, Julianne Fisher, said Johnson is still using a wheelchair but can walk with assistance. (CBS News)

    Johnson 'politically astute' after release  May 1, 2007
    He was diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation, a collection of oversized, tangled veins that sometimes burst. Doctors said later that they believed the surgery and treatment eliminated the AVM.. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Agency rebuilds brains’ brawn  Apr 29, 2007
    It is not uncommon for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) patients to see improvement for up to two years, a news release from Johnson s office quoted the doctor as saying. Putting those kinds of time limits on recovery from brain injury is outdated information, Sasso said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Madison man, S.D. senator share medical condition  Mar 14, 2007
    Ken Becker of Madison was afflicted 25 years ago with the same type of arteriovenous malformation that laid Johnson low last December ... An arteriovenous malformation consists of a snarled tangle of arteries and veins that can appear in the brain or other parts of the body, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ... Medical problems caused by arteriovenous malformations are sometimes difficult to diagnose, especially 25 years ago, but the Beckers were able to... (Madison Daily Leader, SD)

    Brain bleed: Local man’s recovery from brain injury may be similar to that of Sen. Tim Johnson  Mar 11, 2007
    The blood vessels in Johnson s brain were weakened by a previously undetected congenital abnormality an arteriovenous malformation that caused them to grow abnormally large, weaken and rupture ... Arteriovenous malformations in the brain occur in less than 1 percent of the general population. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Senator's Absence Threatens Iraq Measures  Mar 1, 2007
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. Democratic leaders intensely protective of Johnson and unwilling to vent their concerns publicly are resigned to the situation. (CBS News)

    Dem'sIraqplansat risk  Mar 1, 2007
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. In his absence, Johnson's aides are trying to keep him in the Senate mix by forwarding him memos about key issues and continuing negotiations on measures he pursued before he fell ill. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Staff: Johnson will run a good, strong campaign  Feb 24, 2007
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. Samuelson said the night of the surgery was surreal as he received updates on the condition of his longtime friend. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Stricken senator moves to rehab facility  Feb 21, 2007
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. . (Buffalo News -- National)

    Paying the Price: Connecticut's A.J. Price arrived at college with intense hype. After a brain hemorrhage and a misdemeanor, Price returns  Feb 15, 2007
    Price's roller coaster started on Oct. 5, 2004, when he was rushed to the hospital because he suffered a brain hemorrhage, which was caused by an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), a birth defect in his brain. Price was in critical condition for 10 days. (Daily Orange, NY)

    Sen. Johnson Begins Work While Recovering From Surgery  Feb 10, 2007
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. (Story continues below). (Fox News -- Politics)

    Readjusting his expectations  Feb 9, 2007
    Before his role in laptop thefts pushed back the start of his collegiate career due to suspension, he spent most of the 2004-05 season sitting at home on Long Island, after an arteriovenous malformation caused bleeding in his brain. He passed the time listening and watching UConn games on television. (New Haven Register, CT)

    Sen. Johnson knows how to survive the winter  Feb 1, 2007
    Johnson is recovering from surgery following cerebral bleeding caused by an arteriovenous malformation. When Tim Johnson's great grandfather settled in the 1800's his challenge was to make sure his family survived the bleak and bitter Dakota winters. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Eleanor McGovern dies at age 85  Jan 26, 2007
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. He was sedated and on a ventilator for several weeks, due to fluid that developed in his lungs as a result of the initial hemorrhage. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Senator raising funds for Tim Johnson  Jan 25, 2007
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a tangling of arteries and veins usually present since birth that can hemorrhage. If Johnson were unable to return, it could shift the current balance of power in the Senate. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Ailing South Dakota Senator on the Mend  Jan 21, 2007
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition, often present from birth, that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. He was sedated and on a ventilator for several weeks, due to fluid that developed in his lungs as a result of the initial hemorrhage. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    GW surgeons treat senator now in recovery  Jan 16, 2007
    The condition, called a congenital arteriovenous malformation, has been with the 59-year-old since birth. "He underwent successful surgery to evacuate the blood and stabilize the malformation," Eisold said in the statement in December. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)

    Sen.Johnsonformingwords  Jan 12, 2007
    He underwent surgery in December to correct a condition called arteriovenous malformation, involving tangled arteries in his brain. The senator's doctors had said last week that Johnson was improving but still needed a ventilator at night to help him breathe. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Senator's recovery could take months  Jan 4, 2007
    Dr. Vivek Deshmukh, head of Johnson's surgical team, said in a statement that the tangle, called arteriovenous malformation, appears to be gone and the senator "continues to be responsive to both his family and physicians -- following commands, squeezing his wife's hand, and understanding speech." (AP). Ellison to take oath on antique Koran Representative-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, will use a Koran once owned by Thomas Jefferson during his ceremonial swearing-in... (Boston Globe)

    Sen. Johnson to Take Several Months to Recover From Brain Surgery  Jan 4, 2007
    Dr. Vivek Deshmukh, head of Johnson's surgical team, said in a statement Wednesday that the tangle, called arteriovenous malformation, appears to be gone and the senator "continues to be responsive to both his family and physicians following commands, squeezing his wife's hand and understanding speech." ... Johnson was diagnosed with the arteriovenous malformation, a condition often present from birth, that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. (FOX News)

    Good news for Johnson  Jan 4, 2007
    The ventilator was necessary because fluid had developed in Johnson s lungs as a result of a leaking arteriovenous malformation. Doctors describe AVMs as tangles of blood vessels that are often present from birth. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Three: Sen. Tim Johnson undergoes emergency surgery for brain hemorrhage  Dec 31, 2006
    During a five-hour operation, surgeons stopped the bleeding and stabilized the problem a mass of blood vessels called an arteriovenous malformation. The illness prompted speculation about what would happen to the new 51-49 Democratic majority Senate if the 60-year-old Johnson s health led to his resignation. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Hereditary disorders causing bleeding can be treated  Dec 30, 2006
    Such an arteriovenous malformation can cause a stroke by hemorrhaging ... Most people are unaware they have an arteriovenous malformation, but if they suffer from one, they should be tested for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. (Scripps Howard News Wire)

    Sen. Johnson Remains in Critical Condition...  Dec 29, 2006
    Johnson was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition, often present from birth, that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. He was rushed to the hospital after becoming disoriented on a call with reporters and had surgery hours later. (The Drudge Report)

    Sen. Johnson still sedated  Dec 28, 2006
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, which causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large and sometimes burst. His wife, Barbara, remains encouraged, Johnson spokesman Noah Pinegar said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Miracle baby: Innovative repairs fix rare blood vessel malformation  Dec 27, 2006
    The brain scan revealed the real problem: Kade had what is called a vein of Galen arteriovenous malformation ... Dr. Horowitz had used it before to treat other kinds of arteriovenous malformations, but not for vein of Galen defects. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    No change in senator's condition  Dec 24, 2006
    The surgery was performed to remove blood and stop bleeding caused by arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow together and sometimes burst. "Senator Johnson is sedated to allow his systems to rest and recover from the hemorrhage and we anticipate no further tests or procedures in the near future," neurosurgeon Vivek Deshmukh said in the statement issued by Johnson's office. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)

    Senator’s condition remains unchanged  Dec 24, 2006
    He was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large and sometimes burst. He suffered bleeding in his brain Dec. 13 and underwent emergency surgery that night. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Johnson Conscious After Brain Surgery  Dec 22, 2006
    Johnson, 59, has been diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a condition that causes arteries and veins to grow abnormally large, become tangled and sometimes burst. The condition often is present from birth. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    WEB UPDATE: U.S. Senator undergoes brain surgery at GW Hospital  Dec 22, 2006
    The condition, called a congenital arteriovenous malformation, has been with the 59-year-old since birth ... An arteriovenous malformation is a disorder characterized by a complex, tangled web of arteries and veins, according to the Medical College of Wisconsin Web site. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)

    Johnson 'critical' after surgery (Charles Hurt)  Dec 22, 2006
    Tim Johnson remained in critical condition last night from surgery to relieve bleeding inside his brain and untangle a malformation of arteries, although doctors and aides said his recovery from the major surgery was going on "without complication." The South Dakota Democrat, who turns 60 this month, "was found to have had an intracerebral bleed caused by a congenital arteriovenous malformation," said Adm. John Eisold, the attending physician of the U.S. Capitol. (Washington Times, DC)

    More Info On Arteriovenous Malformation, Sen. Johnson's Condition  Dec 22, 2006
    Arteriovenous Malformation - Cerebral - Health Encyclopedia ... Arteriovenous Malformation - Cerebral ... A cerebral arteriovenous malformation is a birth defect in which there is an abnormal connection between the arteries and veins in the brain. (WNBC.com, NY)

    Senate Needs Age Limit of 80 Years Old  Dec 22, 2006
    Johnson has an unusual birth defect, apparently termed arteriovenous malformation, estimated to affect some 300,000 Americans. Now doctors report he is recovering but the long-term prognosis is much harder to predict. (Human Events Online)

    Harlan: In seemlier '69  Dec 22, 2006
    His arteriovenous malformation, which he has probably had since before he was born, chose the perfect time to burst. The senator was working closely with people who quickly noticed he was ill and rushed him to the best medical care in the world. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Donors sought to help ailing Peruvian teen  Dec 1, 2006
    Ricardo suffers from an intracranial arteriovenous malformation, which means a lot of blood is pumping into his brain through an abnormal collection of blood vessels. Doctors at Holtz Children's Hospital say he needs three procedures to reduce the blood flow into the malformed vessels and another surgery to remove the vessels completely. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Losers of the Week  Nov 4, 2006
    You don't even know what a temporal lobe arteriovenous malformation is. If you start talking about non-invasive radio surgery, you have to evaluate and read the research papers on how they came up with these theories, Brooke, OK. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    A journey for recovery  Aug 31, 2006
    In fact, she was born with a congenital brain defect called AVM arteriovenous malformation that didn t manifest until then. A portion of her brain had failed to receive blood. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Should We Operate?  Aug 3, 2006
    Years earlier she had been diagnosed with a large malformed tangle of blood vessels in her brain--an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM. Unfortunately, this AVM was of an extreme type--very large and in a very dangerous location. The situation is informally known among neurosurgeons as a "handshake AVM": as the patient walks out of the neurosurgeon's office after a consultation, a handshake is all the surgeon has to offer. (Scientific American)

    Full Story from Minnesota Daily  Aug 3, 2006
    He was a victim of an arteriovenous malformation, a mass of abnormal blood vessels in the brain that tends to hemorrhage (think Nathan Fisher from HBO's "Six Feet Under"), and went from being "somebody who'd only had chicken pox to being somebody who couldn't move" -- quite the devastating change for a person who played four sports in high school and baseball in college. But an interesting thing happened to Lemon during his years of surgery (surgeries which haven't quite ended). (U-Wire.com)

    Brain Surgery Without The Surgery?  Jul 4, 2006
    The vessels usually burst open at weak spots in their walls, often at a bulging spot called an aneurysm or a tangled web of abnormal vessels called an arteriovenous malformation or AVM.. "These, too, can be treated without open surgery, says U-M neurosurgeon B. Gregory Thompson, M.D., head of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery at U-M who performs both open-cranial microsurgery and minimally invasive endovascular procedures."An aneurysm is a ballooning, a little weak spot like one on a... (Science Daily)

    A lot of luck, plus new brain surgery techniques make quick work of a stroke  Jun 12, 2006
    Dye injected into the veins revealed a ruptured arteriovenous malformation (AVM) within the clot. "As soon as I looked at the CT scan I knew exactly what she had," says Lawton, 41. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    UConn's Price cleared to play  Jun 7, 2006
    It's been a tough time for Price, who gained the support of the entire UConn community when he was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms in October 2004 and later diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, a congenital disorder of the veins and arteries in the brain. Price missed his freshman year recovering from the illness and the subsequent radiosurgery. (Newsday -- Sports)

    Southern Calplans to reinstate QB Sanchez  Jun 7, 2006
    After the Price family received appropriate medical clearance from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, where A.J. has been treated for arteriovenous malformation, his parents signed and returned a waiver to UConn clearing the 6-foot-2, 190-pound guard from Long Island to play this season. -- Newsday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)

    Casey Martin's rolling with it  Apr 19, 2006
    The disease causes port-wine stain, varicose veins, bony and soft tissue hypertrophy and arteriovenous malformation in his leg. He wears a tight fabric stocking from ankle to thigh while he plays golf. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Drug use linked to brain hemmorhage in young adults  Feb 18, 2006
    Of the younger patients in the study, 41 percent had malformed blood vessels, known as arteriovenous malformations, aneurysms or other vascular disorders. Cerebral arteriovenous malformation occurs when blood vessels in the brain develop in an abnormal tangle in which the arteries connect directly to the veins without the normal capillaries between them. (EurekAlert!)


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