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I am a 26 year old male from Chicago diagonised to have small size AVM on my right frontal lobe.

12/3/2015

Hi Doctor, I am a 26 year old male from Chicago diagonised to have small size AVM on my right frontal lobe. Doctors suggest me to go for embolization with…

My wife survived a bleeding AVM that left her paralyzed on her left side four years ago

12/3/2015

Dr. Sheehan, My wife survived a bleeding AVM that left her paralyzed on her left side four years ago. She requires total care, on average how long does someone live…

I have a cerebellar AVM

12/3/2015

Question from Katy: Dear Dr. Sheehan: On May 18, 2005, it was discovered that I have a cerebellar AVM (my brain bled that day, followed by a rapid onset of…

My brother has an AVM located in a peduncle in the left cerebellum

12/3/2015

Question from David: Dear Dr. Sheehan, my brother has an AVM located in a peduncle in the left cerebellum. The AVM is approximately 1cm in diameter. Partial embolization of the…

My 43 yr old daughter has a deep seated inoperable 3.8 cm sized AVM which bled

12/3/2015

Question from Bet: My 43 yr old daughter has a deep seated inoperable 3.8 cm sized AVM which bled on 6/10. Could treatment be just as effective by only using…

My husband has a 2cm AVM that was embolized last year.

12/3/2015

Question from Kim: My husband has a 2cm AVM that was embolized last year. He was supposed to undergo a resecection but was cancelled and he was released from the…

I have been diagnosed with left intracanalicar AN

12/3/2015

Question from Zet: In January 2006 I have been diagnosed (by contrast MRI) with left intracanalicar AN (VS) 3 by 5 milimeter size. My present symptoms are: diminished hearing in…

I am a 51yr old male recently diagnosed with a left acoustic neuroma…

12/3/2015

Dear Dr. Sheehan.... I am a 51yr old male recently diagnosed by MRI (11/16/2006)with a left Acoustic Neuroma 1.0cm x1.6cmx1.0cm located in the cp angle cistern. I have lost 70%…

Eleven years ago I was operated on for an acoustic neuroma using a trans-lab approach…

12/3/2015

Dear Dr. Sheehan, Eleven years ago I was operated on for an acoustic neuroma using a trans-lab approach because the likelihood of recovering useful hearing was deemed very low by…

My husband had surgical removal of 3.5 cm acoustic neuroma in Aug. ’05 at Duke…

12/3/2015

Question from Jennifer: My husband had surgical removal of 3.5 cm acoustic neuroma in Aug. '05 at Duke. His surgeons left 2-3 mm of tumor on the facial nerve and…