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Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations

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Definition: Congenital, inherited, or acquired abnormalities involving ARTERIES; VEINS; or venous sinuses in the BRAIN; SPINAL CORD; and MENINGES.  do not confuse x-refs CAPILLARY TELANGIECTASIA, BRAIN and PONTINE CAPILLARY TELANGIECTASIAS with TELANGIECTASIS   
Examples Central Nervous System Venous Angioma; Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations; Sinus Pericranii
Other names Vascular Malformation, Brain; Telangiectasias, Pontine Capillary; Telangiectasias, Brain Capillary; Telangiectasia, Pontine Capillary; Telangiectasia, Brain Capillary; Pontine Capillary Telangiectasia; Malformations, Brain Vascular; Malformation, Brain Vascular; Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas; Capillary Telangiectasias, Pontine; Capillary Telangiectasias, Brain; Capillary Telangiectasia, Pontine; Brain Vascular Malformations; Brain Vascular Malformation; Brain Capillary Telangiectasias; Brain Capillary Telangiectasia; Arteriovenous Fistulas, Dural; Arteriovenous Fistula, Dural; Vascular Malformations, Congenital, Nervous System; Vascular Anomalies, Central Nervous System

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