Early recanalization of occluded vessels in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) by either intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) or endovascular revascularization has been shown to be associated with improved clinical outcomes and reduced mortality. Since the initial report regarding endovascular treatment (EVT) of AIS in 1983, endovascular techniques have been tremendously improved, advancing fr...

The pediatric population spans a diverse age group,1 from neonates and infants to adult-sized teenagers, each with unique physiological characteristics that must be considered when performing diagnostic cerebral angiography (DCA). Herein we refer patients as under the of 18 years. Neonates will not discussed further due very limited role DCA in absence planned neurointervention, most commonly f...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In patients with acute stroke, the location and extent of intravascular thrombi correlate with clinical and imaging outcomes and have been used to predict the success of intravenous thrombolysis. We hypothesized that 4D-CTA reconstructed from whole-brain CTP more closely outlines intracranial thrombi than conventional single-phase CTA. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-seven ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Revascularization of large cerebral artery occlusion is the therapeutic goal in stroke therapy. Currently, many recanalization devices are in clinical use. This study compares the outcome parameters, efficacy, and safety of the new generation of stent-retriever devices with the well-established Merci retriever. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients who received endovascula...

With great challenges comes great opportunities and we personally are greatly optimistic about the prospect of field of endovascular and interventional neurology field. This field has been paved by pioneers from Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiology worldwide who put us at a very unique stage ready for the next level of achievements and milestone by motivated neuro-interventionalist, vascular n...

The burden of stroke is unarguably a national issue and should be addressed by the government. Stroke Units are wards dedicated to the care of acute stroke patients and stroke patients who need rehabilitation by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, who are trained specifically in the care of stroke patients. There is evidence that organized multidisciplinary care is more effective ...

This book is a multiauthored collection of 20 chapters, divided into 2 parts, reviewing the techniques (part 1, 14 chapters) and current applications (part 2, 6 chapters) for different image-guided neurosurgical and endovascular procedures. A better title might have been “Image-Guided Neurosurgery” or “Image-Guided Neurointervention.” The range of procedures considered to be minimally invasive ...