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Priya and her husband had reached Bangalore on 23rd July and on 24th July, Priya was seen by senior neuro surgeon, Dr. Pruthi, Dr Sampath and HOD Dr Bhaskar. They advised for an immediate DSA and MRI. As only one MRI machine was working, there was a waiting period of a couple weeks or more. Once again, our volunteer network sprung into action and within three days, the MRI (28th July) and the DSA (29 July) was done. Priya and his spouse visited the Neurosurgery Department again with the reports – the outcome was simultaneously good and a little worrisome. The good news was that though the AVM was large, the surgery would be successful with embolization the surgery and the AVM could be completely cured. (Surgery of AVM: The AVM is surgically removed in an operating room under general anesthesia. Since AVMs do not grow back, the cure is immediate and permanent if the AVM is removed completely. The risks of surgery are considered to be high for AVMs that are located in de