Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Fig. 1 MERCI Retriever. L5 device (above) and X6 device (below) engaging the clot (Courtesy of Concentric Medical, Inc.) Fig. 2 MERCI Retriever – the latest V-series (With permission from…
Sinus Meningiomas: Imaging and Surgical Strategy
Fig. 1 T1-weighted MRIs with gadolinium showing central skull base meningioma with supero- and latero-sellar extensions and their relationships with the surrounding structures in coronal (a), axial (b), and sagittal…
Lesions: A Multidisciplinary Challenge
Fig. 1 Illustration of the median sagittal view of the brain (left). Same view in MRI, T1 + CM (right) Although the pineal gland has a relatively redundant arterial supply by the…
Pathway Gliomas
Fig. 1 Various OPG presentations. (a) Isolated optic nerve glioma of the left ON. (b) Bilateral ON glioma involving the chiasm. (c) Chiasmal glioma with no involvement of the hypothalamus….
in Cluster Headache
Author Patients (n) Follow-up (years) Almost pain-free patients (n) At least ↓ attack frequency >50 % (n) Complications Leone [14, 24–26] 17 8.7 6 6 Electrode misplacement (2) or malpositioning…
and Repetitive Head Injury
Criteria Mild Structural imaging Normal Loss of consciousness (LOC) 0–30 min Alteration of consciousness/mental state (AOC)a A moment up to 24 h Posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) 0–1 day Glasgow Coma Scale…
Nerve Stimulation
Fig. 1 Intraoperative anterior-posterior (AP) radiograph demonstrating bilateral placement of octrode neurostimulator arrays (A). This patient is a 58-year-old male who developed left V1 and V3 distribution pain, after a…
There a Place for Microsurgical Vascular Decompression of the Brainstem for Apparent Essential Blood Hypertension? A Review
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Johannes Schramm (ed.)Advances and Technical Standards in NeurosurgeryAdvances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery4210.1007/978-3-319-09066-5_4 Is There a Place for Microsurgical Vascular Decompression of the Brainstem for Apparent Essential Blood…
