Endovascular Techniques in the Management of Cerebrovascular

This book is intended for neurology and neurosurgery fellows-in-training and practicing clinicians with an interest in endovascular procedures used in the management of CVD. It benefits from the resources of a multispecialty cerebrovascular center, that unifies expertise in diagnostic neuroradiology, neuroanesthesia, neurosurgical intensive care, stroke neurology and the basic neurosciences. The first section of the book reviews equipment, devices and therapeutic agents such as anti-coagulants and thrombolytics. The second section describes the clinical management of ischemic cerebrovascualr disease, including thrombectomy and stenting; the final part of the book is dedicated to hemorrhagic CVD and deals with aneurysms, subarachnoid hemorrhage and vascular malformations. The techniques described are increasingly employed in the endovascular treatment for occlusive cerebrovascular disease, cerebral aneurysms, arteriovenous malformation and other extra- and intracranial cerebrovascular diseases, and in keeping with the training objectives of the Center, the text is designed to promote the development of problem-solving skills in the operating room, angiography suite, intensive care unit, inpatient ward and outpatient clinic.