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To the Editor: In his article on arteriovenous malformations of the brain, Friedlander (June 28 issue)¹ cites an article that I coauthored to support the statement, "Some reports suggest that the risk of rupture of an arteriovenous malformation may be increased during pregnancy." In fact, my coauthors and I arrived at the opposite conclusion.² In a retrospective survey of 492 pregnancies in 216 women with unruptured arteriovenous malformation, we found no significant increase in the rate of hemorrhage during gestation. Keeping a firm grip on the data is important, because before our report, many women were told by their physicians . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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