21 Exploring New Frontiers Endovascular Treatment of the Occluded ICA Tiziano Tallarita, Harry J. Cloft, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Giuseppe Lanzino Introduction Surgical revascularization of the occluded extracranial carotid artery has…
11 Radial Artery Harvest for Cerebral Revascularization Technical Pearls Justin M. Sweeney, Deanna M. Sasaki-Adams, Saleem I. Abdulrauf Introduction Cerebral revascularization remains an important technique in the armamentarium of vascular…
10 The State of the Art in Cerebrovascular Bypasses Side-to-Side in situ PICA-PICA Bypass Miikka Korja, Leena Kivipelto, Juha Hernesniemi, Chandranath Sen, David J. Langer Introduction Intracranial bypasses are believed…
2 Using Cerebral Vaso-Reactivity in the Selection of Candidates for EC-IC Bypass Surgery Andrew P. Carlson, Howard Yonas Introduction Since the failure of the EC-IC (extracranial-intracranial) bypass study in showing…
1 Autoregulation and Hemodynamics in Human Cerebrovascular Disease William J. Powers Normal cerebral hemodynamics and energy metabolism Introduction Energy in the brain is required for maintenance of membrane potentials, ionic…
3 PET Measurements of OEF for Cerebral Revascularization Colin Derdeyn Introduction Positron emission tomography (PET) provides regional, quantitative measurements of important parameters such as cerebral blood flow (CBF) and oxygen…
8 STA-MCA Microanastomosis Surgical Technique Nadia Khan, Luca Regli Introduction The purpose of extracranial to intracranial bypass is always to improve the cerebral blood flow (CBF) by diverting blood flow…
12 Saphenous Vein Grafts for High-Flow Cerebral Revascularization Christopher S. Eddleman, Christopher C. Getch, Bernard R. Bendok, H. Hunt Batjer Introduction The maintenance of adequate cerebral blood flow and perfusion…
6 New Days for Old Ways in Treating Giant Aneurysms—From Hunterian Ligation to Hunterian Closure? Miikka Korja, Mika Niemelä, Leena Kivipelto, Martin Lehecka, Rossana Romani, Jouke van Popta, Hanna Lehto,…
MYELOMENINGOCELES Patients with myelomeningoceles are often referred to as having spina bifida; however, the term spina bifida refers to a midline defect in the mesenchyma-derived tissues and does not include…
