Intracranial venous malformations

Intracranial venous malformation care at Mayo Clinic

Experience

Mayo Clinic doctors trained in brain and nervous system conditions (neurologists), brain and nervous system surgery (neurosurgeons), and other specialties have vast experience diagnosing and treating people with intracranial venous malformations and other brain and other central nervous system vascular malformations.

Team approach

Mayo Clinic experts from a variety of specialties work together as a team to diagnose and treat your intracranial venous malformations.

Close collaboration enables the team to have your test results available quickly and to coordinate all necessary appointments. Evaluation and treatment that might take weeks elsewhere can typically be done in only a matter of days at Mayo Clinic.

Your Mayo Clinic care team takes the time to explain and talk with you about all your treatment options.

Advanced diagnosis and treatment

MRIs and other types of brain imaging are crucial to effective treatment. Mayo Clinic neuroradiologists devote their careers to evaluating brain conditions. This deep experience results in more accurate imaging and interpretation.

Mayo Clinic neurosurgeons have pioneered surgical techniques for various types of venous malformations, as well as noninvasive stereotactic radiosurgery. With this expertise in surgery and noninvasive treatment as well as in embolization and watchful waiting, the neurology team at Mayo Clinic provides people the widest range of treatment options available.

Research

Mayo Clinic doctors study intracranial venous malformations and related conditions and conduct clinical trials. You may have the opportunity to participate in a clinical trial or other research study as part of your treatment at Mayo Clinic.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.

Expertise and rankings

Nationally recognized expertise

Mayo Clinic's neurology and neurosurgery program has earned a national reputation as a top treatment center. The program is recognized for its multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis, treatment and patient care as well as for its advanced research into improved treatments.

Learn more about Mayo Clinic's neurology and neurosurgery departments' expertise and rankings.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, rank among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 hospital in Minnesota, and the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.

In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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