21 Retinoblastoma
Elias Atallah and Pascal Jabbour Abstract Intra-arterial delivery of chemotherapy for retinoblastoma is a safe, feasible, and efficacious adjuvant route for this disease process. Although cannulation of the ophthalmic…
20 Paraganglioma Embolization
Justin Schwarz, Ibrahim Hussain, Alejandro Santillan, David Kutler, andjared Knopman Abstract Head-and-neck paragangliomas are a relatively rare disease entity, but one that is encountered occasionally in clinical practice, particularly…
19 Meningioma Embolization
Joshua S. Catapano, Rami 0. Almefty, Nader Sanai, Felipe Albuquerque, and Andrew F. Ducruet Abstract Preoperative embolization of meningiomas remains controversial and is often dependent on surgeon preference. Endovascu-lar…
18 Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Michael C. Brandel, Christian Lopez Ramos, Robert C Rennert, Peter Abraham, Kevin Porras, Arvin R. Wall, Jeffrey A. Steinberg, David R. Santiago-Dieppa.j. Scott Pannell, and Alexander A. Khalessi Abstract…
17 Vertebral Artery Origin Stenosis
Andre Monteiro, Victor Hugo Da Costa, Roberta Santos, Ricardo Hanel, Eric Sauvageau, and Amin Nima Aghaebrahim Abstract Stroke is the leading cause of severe disability in the United States….
16 Carotid Dissection
John D. Nerva, Brian M. Corliss, and W. Christopher Fox Abstract Carotid artery dissection (CAD) can develop spontaneously or from trauma. Dissections occur in both the carotid and vertebral…
15 Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
Philip C. R. Schmalz, Paul M. Foreman, and Mark R. Harrigan Abstract The management of carotid stenosis is a fundamental component of the neurointerventionalist’s practice. Decision making for these…
14 Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis
Chesney S. Oravec, Ahmed Cheema, and Adam S. Arthur Abstract Symptomatic carotid stenosis carries significant risk of stroke and disability. Management is aimed at reducing the lifetime risk of…
13 Intracranial Atherosclerosis
Wiebke Kurre and Hans Henkes Abstract Endovascular treatment of symptomatic atherosclerotic intracranial stenosis is a controversial issue. Two prospective randomized trials did not demonstrate any benefit of stent-angioplasty over…
9 Carotid-Cavernous Fistulas
Joel M. Stary, John F. Reavey-Cantwell, and Dennis J. Rivet II Abstract Carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs) are rare, potentially life-threatening, conditions that often threaten vision. Their presentation and classification is…
