Cerebral Ischemia and Infarction Jeremy J. Heit Michael P. Marks Stroke is a commonly used but imprecise term that describes a frequently devastating clinical event—the sudden onset of a persistent…

Intracranial Vascular Malformations and Aneurysms Nicholas A. Telischak Huy M. Do Since the last edition of this chapter, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has firmly established itself in depiction of lesions…

Intracranial Hemorrhage Scott W. Atlas Keith R. Thulborn The initial recognition of intracranial hemorrhage has crucial and immediate implications for further diagnostic workup, clinical management, and ultimately patient outcome. Although…

Pediatric Brain Tumors Robert A. Zimmerman Larissa T. Bilaniuk Introduction Tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) in pediatric patients are the second most common form of neoplasia (1). They…

Adult Brain Tumors Bruno Telles Francesco D’Amore Mahesh V. Jayaraman Jerrold L. Boxerman Meng Law Mark S. Shiroishi Alexander Lerner Primary brain tumors are uncommon. They account for less than…

White Matter Diseases and Inherited Metabolic Disorders Maria A. Rocca Annette O. Nusbaum Martina Absinta Otto Rapalino Kar-Ming Fung Massimo Filippi Despite more than three decades of evolution and maturation…

Epilepsy William B. Zucconi Vivek Gupta Richard A. Bronen Recent advances in molecular biology, genomics, and neuroimaging have led to significant improvements in the understanding, evaluation, and management of epilepsy…

Disorders of Brain Development Thierry A.G.M. Huisman Andrea Poretti Central Nervous System Embryogenesis In order to understand the classification and pathogenesis of developmental disorders of the central nervous system (CNS)…

Central Nervous System Manifestations of the Phakomatoses Susan I. Blaser James G. Smirniotopoulos Frances M. Murphy The neurocutaneous syndromes, commonly called the phakomatoses, are the usual and most extensively studied…

From Image Formation to Image Contrast: Understanding Contrast Mechanisms, Acquisition Strategies, and Artifacts Sean C.L. Deoni One of the great advantages of magnetic resonance imaging is its extreme versatility in…