Brain
Resources for understanding issues that affect the brain in HHT patients including brain AVMs, stroke, brain infections, migraines and seizures. This section will include screening recommendations and treatment options.
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Cerebral Abscesses among Danish Patients with HHT
Scientific Literature – 2013Acta Neurol Scandinavica. Authors: A. D. Kjeldsen, P. M. Tørring, H. Nissen, and P. E. Andersen. This article can be purchased directly from the publisher. Click to view the article description and purchase options.
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Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium: Overview, Progress, and Future Directions
Scientific Literature – 2013Semantic Scholar. Authors: Amy Akers, Karen Le Ball, Marianne S. Clancy, Anne M Comi, Marie E. Faughnan, Thomas P. Jacobs, Helen Kim, Jeffrey P. Krischer, Douglas A. Marchuk, Charles E. McCulloch, Leslie Morrison, Marsha A. Moses, Ludmila Pawlikowska…
MoreBrain AVM Multiplicity Predicts the Diagnosis of HHT: Quantitative Assessment
Scientific Literature – 2011Stroke. Authors: Aditya Bharatha, Marie E. Faughnan, Helen Kim, Tony Pourmohamad, Timo Krings, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, Ludmila Pawlikowska, Charles E. McCulloch, Michael T. Lawton, Christopher F. Dowd, William L. Young, and Karel G. Terbrugge. This ar…
MoreBiology of Vascular Malformations of the Brain
Scientific Literature – 2009Stroke. Authors: Gabrielle G. Leblanc, Ph.D., Eugene Golanov, M.D., Ph.D., Issam A. Awad, M.D., William L. Young, M.D., and Biology of Vascular Malformations of the Brain NINDS Workshop Collaborators. This article is available for public use and does…
MorePulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations and Migraine: A New Vision
Scientific Literature – 2008Respiration. Authors: M. C. Post, M. W. F. van Gent, R. J. Snijder, J. J. Mager, W. J. Schonewille, H. W. M. Plokker, and C. J. J. Westermann. This article can be purchased directly from the publisher. Click to view the article description and purcha…
MoreA Pulmonary Right-to-Left Shunt in Patients with HHT is Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Migraine
Scientific Literature – 2005CHEST. Authors: Martijn C. Post, MDa, Tom G.W. Letteboer, MDb, Johannes J. Mager, MD, PhDb, Thijs H. Plokker, MD, PhDa, Johannes C. Kelder, MDa, and Cornelius J.J. Westermann, MD, PhD. This article can be purchased directly from the publisher. Click…
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