Pregnancy and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs): clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on pregnancy and arteriovenous malformations (avms): clinical features: Presentations of AVMs in pregnancy Pre-existing unruptured AVM Pre-existing ruptured AVM Incidental unruptured AVM Ruptured AVM during the pregnancy Rupture risk of AVMs in pregnancy Risk…

Presentations of AVMs in pregnancy

  • Pre-existing unruptured AVM
  • Pre-existing ruptured AVM
  • Incidental unruptured AVM
  • Ruptured AVM during the pregnancy

Rupture risk of AVMs in pregnancy

Risk factors for AVM rupture in pregnancy

Investigations of AVMs in pregnancy

References

  1. Porras JL, Yang W, Philadelphia E, et al. Hemorrhage risk of brain arteriovenous malformations during pregnancy and puerperium in a North American cohort. Stroke 2017; 48:1507-1513. 
  2. Lv X, Li Y. The clinical characteristics and treatment of cerebral AVM in pregnancy. Neuroradiol J 2015; 28:385-388. 
  3. Zhu D, Zhao P, Lv N, et al. Rupture risk of cerebral arteriovenous malformations during pregnancy and puerperium: a single-center experience and pooled data analysis. World Neurosurg 2018; 111:e308-e315.
  4. Katsuragi S, Yoshimatsu J, Tanaka H, et al. Management of pregnancy complicated with intracranial arteriovenous malformation. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2018; 44:673-680.

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