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…
NEUROLOGICAL IMAGING
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…
Endovascular Treatment of Vertebral Artery–Origin and Innominate/Subclavian Disease: Indications and Technique
Approximately 20% to 40% of patients who have cerebral vascular disease have a vertebral artery–origin stenosis. Atherosclerotic lesions of vertebral arety origin are a potential cause of posterior circulation ischemia,…
Angioplasty and Stenting for Atherosclerotic Intracranial Stenosis: Rationale for a Randomized Clinical Trial
Atherosclerotic disease of the major intracranial arteries is a frequent cause of stroke. In addition, many patients who have symptomatic intracranial stenosis are at very high risk for recurrent stroke….
Technique for Intracranial Balloon and Stent-Assisted Angioplasty for Atherosclerotic Stenosis
Dilation of stenoses of the major intracranial arteries is now technically possible in many cases. Using proper precautions, most procedures can be performed without complications today, but the safety margin…
