PURPOSE There have been few reports regarding same-day discharge following uncomplicated procedures such as cerebral angiography and neurointervention. We present same-day experience with cerebral angiography and neurointervention during the past three years. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four hundred and fifty-three patients underwent cerebral angiography or neurointervention at Asan Medical Center ...

original articles documenting interventional neuroradi-ology biannually. It was launched in 2006. Beginning in 2011, it began to be published only in English. Therefore, beginning in 2011, it began building the foundation for becoming an invaluable international journal in the field of neurointervention. According to the NLM Catalog of journals referenced in the NCBI Databases, the following tw...

Neuroradiology, we are delighted to announce that Dr. Dae Chul Suh is now the editor-in-chief of the Neurointervention. He is one of initial members of this society and worked as the chief editorial member in its early period. As the society wishes this journal to be more impactful, he was obliged to be appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Dr. Chang-Woo Ryu and Dr. Dong Joon Kim wil...

PURPOSE Day-care management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms can shorten hospital stay, reduce medical cost and improve outcome. We present the process, outcome and duration of hospital stay for the management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms via a neurointervention clinic in a single center during the past four years. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed 403 patients who were referred t...

Objective The widespread adoption of endovascular therapy (EVT) for emergent large vessel occlusion has led to increased nationwide demand neurointerventionalists, heightened interest among neurology residents pursue neurointervention as a career, and importance exposure all neurologists who care patients with acute ischemic stroke. Exposure its career path are not well-defined trainees. Method...

PURPOSE Pathogenesis and treatment of spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the intracranial vertebral artery (VA) remain controversial. This study was designed to provide management strategies and to improve management outcome in patients with these aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Among a total of 1,990 patients treated for intracranial aneurysms from February 1992 to June 2005, 28 patients (1...

Neurointervention which deals with neurovascular disease in brain, head-and-neck and spines are one of the rapidly evolving medical fields. Several indices representing neurointerventional activities are still increasing year-by-year in Korea. We review current trend in major neurovascular diseases requiring usage of specific medical devices and some issues related to administrative process of ...

INTRODUCTION Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a very rare complication but acute and life-threatening event. Clopidogrel has generally administered for neurointerventional surgery, but there were no reports of DAH related to clopidogrel in patients undergoing neurointervention. CASE PRESENTATION A 70-year-old male presented with DAH associated with clopidogrel after transfemoral cerebral ...

Background Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare clinicopathological entity with substantial diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. The appropriate management of CVST remains to be defined. Purpose To evaluate the efficiency and safety of mechanical thrombectomy with Solitaire AB stents for the treatment of intracranial venous sinus thrombosis. Material and Methods Twenty-three consec...