Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformations
Different types of malformations share a dilated vein of Galen, but only one of them is a true vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM). The optimal window of opportunity for…
Segmental Neurovascular Syndromes in Children
The concept of segmental vascular syndromes with different, seemingly unrelated, diseases is based on the embryology of the neural crest and the mesoderm migration of cells that share the same…
Overt and Incomplete (Silent) Cerebral Infarction in Sickle Cell Anemia: Diagnosis and Management
Cerebral vasculopathy in sickle cell anemia (HbSS) is manifest clinically as cerebral infarction and intracranial hemorrhage. The type of stroke, ischemic or hemorrhagic, is age specific with distinct differences in…
Pediatric Neuroanesthesia
Recent advances in pediatric neurosurgery have drastically improved the outcome in infants and children afflicted with surgical lesions of the central nervous system (CNS). Because most of these techniques were…
Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis in Children
Sinovenous thrombosis in children is rare, and the symptoms and signs are nonspecific especially in the neonatal population. MR imaging seems to be the most sensitive for accurate diagnosis of…
Diagnosis and Endovascular Treatment of Pediatric Spinal Arteriovenous Shunts
Spinal arteriovenous shunts (SAVSs) are rarely diagnosed in infants and children, but they are important clinically because morbidity can be significant. Although these lesions do not form a distinct pathologic…
Endovascular Treatment of Hemangiomas
Hemangiomas are vascular tumors that enlarge through proliferation of endothelial cells. They are the most common tumors of infancy, appearing in as many as 10% to 12% of children under…
Arterial Ischemic Stroke in Children
Stroke in children is relatively rare. Advances in the clinical recognition and radiographic diagnosis of ischemic stroke have increased the frequency of the diagnosis in infants and children and have…
Diagnostic Characteristics and Management of Intracranial Aneurysms in Children
Childhood aneurysms have special characteristics different from adults’ aneurysms. Their features were found to significantly differ from aneurysms in adults especially in their gender prevalence, location, morphology and underlying etiology….
Techniques of Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is an alternative technique to restore a normal lumen for patients who are at high risk for adverse effects with carotid endarterectomy (CEA). CAS has…
