Also called a glomus AVM, type II malformations consist of an abnormal connection between the arteries and veins occurring within the spinal cord itself. The connection takes place in a focused ...

Unlike high blood flow brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), the abnormal blood vessels ... but can also arise in the spinal cord, covering of the brain (dura), and nerves exiting the brain or ...

Matt received his diagnosis of a spinal AVM, a rare condition where a tangle of blood vessels form on, in or near the spinal cord, according to the NHS. "I didn't know what an AVM was and I was ...