State's delegation praises Kennedy Aug 27, 2009
Instead, Johnson wanted to praise Ted Kennedy the friend who showed up at Johnson s Senate office soon after the senator was stricken in December 2006 by a brain hemorrhage caused by an abnormal cluster of vessels in the brain called an arteriovenous malformation. He was the first one to stop by when I had the AVM, Johnson said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Theron Hallock, 81, won two silver medals in the 29th National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Spokane, Wash., last month. Photo by SCOTT A. TARAS | SPECIAL TO THE GREEN VALLEY NEWS Aug 15, 2009
Hallock s coordination and balance became an issue about eight years ago and after seeing a specialist at the Mayo Clinic, he was diagnosed him with Arteriovenous Malformation. He has been using his wheelchair since and visits the VA Hospital for rehabilitation. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Search for girl reveals bitter family split May 11, 2009
The marshals put out an alert to traveling emergency medical service workers about a condition Mary has - arteriovenous malformation - marked by seizures, headaches, bleeding and other symptoms. They've followed Internet leads, even reaching out to a Web site that looks for stolen horses; two horses Mary used to ride vanished, too. (Concord Monitor)
Is intervention beneficial for brain vessel malformations? Apr 2, 2009
NEW YORK (April 1, 2009) -- Individuals diagnosed with a brain arteriovenous malformation (BAVM) -- an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins -- are at increased risk of vessel rupture and bleeding that can cause permanent brain damage ... The clinical trial, called "A Randomized Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformation (ARUBA)," is comparing the best possible invasive treatment strategy (any combination of endovascular, neurosurgical or radiation therapy) for unbled BAVM randomized against... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
What is ''talk and die'' syndrome? Mar 19, 2009
The other thing one has to worry about is whether she had a vascular abnormality in the brain like an arteriovenous malformation (an abnormal connection between high-pressure arteries and low-pressure veins). If an AVM tears one can get a more significant bleed. (Scientific American)
Mom never gives up to save sons life Mar 15, 2009
Caleb had a condition called Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) in the brain. It s very rare, it affects about 1 in 100,000. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Mindless mess Feb 18, 2009
Apprarently inspired by composer William Finn's real-life bush with mortality, ANB documents, in musical comedy form, the story of a young composer who finds himself blasted out of the rut that his life has become when he is diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation and finds himself facing life threatening brain surgery. In a book by Finn and James Lapine (who collaborated with the composer on Falsettos), it tells the story of Gordon Schwinn (Gallagher), who collapses in his lunch pasta while... (Toronto Sun)
