EC-IC Bypass Evidence
16 EC-IC Bypass Evidence Paul R. Gigante, Christopher P. Kellner, E. Sander Connolly, Jr. The first description of an operation intended to provide alternative cerebral blood flow (CBF) was given…
Assessment of Cerebrovascular Reactivity Using Emerging MR Technologies
4 Assessment of Cerebrovascular Reactivity Using Emerging MR Technologies Daniel M. Mandell, David J. Mikulis Extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) arterial bypass is a potential therapy for the prevention of ischemic stroke in…
Natural History of Giant Intracranial Aneurysms
22 Natural History of Giant Intracranial Aneurysms Mark J. Dannenbaum, Scott Y. Rahimi, Albert J. Schuette, C. Michael Cawley, Daniel L. Barrow Introduction The first clinical series of giant intracranial…
Exploring New Frontiers: Endovascular Treatment of the Occluded ICA
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…
Radial Artery Harvest for Cerebral Revascularization: Technical Pearls
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…
The State of the Art in Cerebrovascular Bypasses: Side-to-Side in situ PICA-PICA Bypass
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…
Using Cerebral Vaso-Reactivity in the Selection of Candidates for EC-IC Bypass Surgery
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…
Autoregulation and Hemodynamics in Human Cerebrovascular Disease
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…
PET Measurements of OEF for Cerebral Revascularization
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…
STA-MCA Microanastomosis: Surgical Technique
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…
