Before I knew I had an AVM (arteriovenous malformation), I had headaches that would last for hours on end. After I had surgery to remove the AVM from my neck, I joined an online AVM support group (http://www.avmsurvivors.org/), and it seems that many of the people on there who have AVMs or have had them removed suffer from horrendous headaches.
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Q: Is there a connection between migraines and AVMs (arteriovenous malformations)?
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6/22/09 6:14pm
dkc,
I'm not totally clear on your question. In the title, you ask about Migraines, but in the rest of your question, you talk about headaches. There's a definite difference.
Headaches are a common symptom of AVM. In someone with a genetic predisposition to Migraine, an AVM can also trigger some Migraines.
Teri
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