Pregnancy and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Pregnancy and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs): clinical features. Pre-existing unruptured AVM. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
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
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Risk factors for AVM rupture in pregnancy
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Investigations of AVMs in pregnancy
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References
- 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.
- Lv X, Li Y. The clinical characteristics and treatment of cerebral AVM in pregnancy. Neuroradiol J 2015; 28:385-388.
- 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.
- Zhang H, Han H, Jiao Y, et al. Elevated risk of cerebral arteriovenous malformation rupture during pregnancy and puerperium. Ann Neurol 2025; 98:1136-1145.
- Katsuragi S, Yoshimatsu J, Tanaka H, et al. Management of pregnancy complicated with intracranial arteriovenous malformation. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2018; 44:673-680.
