Radio-Surgery Vascular Targeting Biology

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) occur when arteries in the brain connect directly to nearby veins without the normal capillaries between them. They usually develop before birth; however, symptoms may occur at any age with catastrophic hemorrhages affects in children and young adults. Syringomyelia is damage to the spinal cord caused by a fluid-filled cyst that forms in the cord due to congenital abnormalities, spinal cord trauma or tumors. While the conditions are comparatively rare, both had catastrophic effects. “AVMs affect between one in 1000 to one in 10,000, which is as common as Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Like MS, rapture of AVM mostly affects young people suddenly and catastrophically – causing either instant death or severe disablement. However, little attention has been given to research on AVM compared to MS. Similarly, syringomyelia can exacerbate immobility functions in the spinal injury patients.