I have just this week been diagnosed with a Brain AVM, over my left eye, frontal lobe and is around 4cm in diameter. It hasn't ruptured, I found out when I was exercising and experience the mother of all headaches.
I understand that this part of the Brain controls Personality, Emotions, etc.
Has anyone out there experienced any changes or the people closest to them mentioned changes in behaviour?
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Hi Stuart, my AVM is right parietal with some frontal lobe involvement and yes I have had some emotional changes.. I am qicker to anger and when I am really tired I cry for no apparent reason. I think the tears have been the hardest to deal with because I have never been much of a crier so when friends and family see me crying they just aren't sure how to handle it. I just call it my "weepies" wait for it to pass and move on, the anger is a little harder because I sometimes say things in anger that I don't truly mean but I am trying to work on that. I hope it helps to know you are not alone.. Good luck..
Mine is deep in the left frontal lobe. I have anxiety problems now. Which is something I never had before and I'm not as out going as I use to be either.
Stuart, My AVM is in the right parietal and frontal lobe and I have had mood swings, anxiety and emotional changes. As my neurologist told me, when we are in pain we are going to have mood swings. I feel a little detached from my husband and from myself at times if that makes sense. I am normally such a positive person, as my husband says, I hope against hope! He is more negative and has been working on that. Lately, I have found myself to be more negative towards him or quick to snap. I am taking anxiety meds as well as seizure meds. Our brains are tricky and cause all types of problems when they are wired wrong. I'll be praying for you and try to stay positive and keep people around you that love and are understanding to your behavior.
Hi. Mine was in the right frontal, and my parents tell me all the time how different I am. I think I cry so what the same as always, though they claim I’m funnier and more carefree. I guess my filter was apparently partly deleted when my AVM blew, but I don’t think it’s a bad thing. I just crack more jokes & it’s a little harder to read people’s responses, but it’s not a terrible thing. I feel more carefree & less worried about everything…