Approach to the Patient with Dementia
Approach to the Patient with Dementia Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner Neill R. Graff-Radford In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) criteria, dementia is defined as a decline in memory…
Approach to the Patient with Acute Confusional State (Delirium/ Encephalopathy)
Approach to the Patient with Acute Confusional State (Delirium/ Encephalopathy) John C. Andrefsky Jeffrey I. Frank Delirium is a syndrome characterized by confusion with inattention, alteration of arousal, disorientation, and…
Vein of Galen Malformations
Vein of Galen Malformations Key Points The age of presentation, gravity of the condition, and difficulty of treatment of vein of Galen malformations are highly linked to the angioarchitectural subtypes…
Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke Key Points Techniques for endovascular revascularization of acute ischemic stroke are capable of achieving consistent success rates of over 90%. Angiographic revascularization of ischemic stroke…
Angioplasty and Stenting of Atherosclerotic Disease
Angioplasty and Stenting of Atherosclerotic Disease Key Points Carotid endarterectomy is the established treatment of choice for symptomatic carotid artery bifurcation disease in most patients. Intracranial angioplasty/stenting with bare or…
Cerebral Vasospasm
Cerebral Vasospasm Key Points Cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage is a poorly understood phenomenon with an unclear correlation with the delayed ischemic neurologic deficits (DINDs) seen in a subgroup of…
Dural Sinus Occlusive Disease
Dural Sinus Occlusive Disease Key Points Dural sinus stenotic disease may be a common cause of benign intracranial hypertension and idiopathic headache. Endovascular treatment for this condition may play a…
ENT Bleeding and Tumor Embolization
ENT Bleeding and Tumor Embolization Key Points Airway protection is one of the biggest oversights or risk factors affecting patient safety and outcome during head and neck embolizations. Hazardous anastomotic…
Bow Hunter’s Stroke
Bow Hunter’s Stroke Key Points Bow hunter’s stroke is probably not as rare as the literature would suggest but requires an observant history from the patient. Patients are very reluctant…
Vasculitides Involving the Central Nervous System
Vasculitides Involving the Central Nervous System Key Points Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is a rare disorder, far less common than mimics such as reversible vasoconstriction syndrome…
