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Cranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are composed of arterial feeders, a tangled cluster of abnormal vessels called a nidus, and draining veins. They can be associated with aneurysms on the feeding arteries or within the nidus. AVMs vary in size from microscopic to large, and are graded based on factors like size, location in eloquent brain areas, and whether they drain into deep or superficial veins. Imaging like CT scans may reveal calcifications or hematomas that suggest an AVM. The Spetzler-Martin
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