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Single-session middle meningeal artery embolization and surgical evacuation for chronic subdural hematoma
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the preliminary experience of a combined middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) and burr hole evacuation approach for chronic subdural hematoma ...
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Direct epidural ethanol injection in aggressive vertebral hemangiomas to decompress the central canal: a multistep percutaneous treatment strategy
Background Vertebral hemangiomas are incidental and typically, asymptomatic lesions of the spine, present in 10–12% of the population. However, aggressive vertebral hemangiomas (AVHs) can compromise ...
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Infundibular dilations of the posterior communicating arteries: pathogenesis, anatomical variants, aneurysm formation, and subarachnoid hemorrhage
Correspondence to Dr Ching-Jen Chen, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Box 800212, Virginia 22908, USA; chenjared{at}gmail.com Background ...
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Incompletely obliterated cranial arteriovenous fistulae are safely and effectively treated with adjuvant ε-aminocaproic acid
Correspondence to Dr Brian M Howard, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; brian.howard{at}emory.edu Background Administration of ε-aminocaproic acid ...
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Morphological changes of intracranial pressure quantifies vasodilatory effect of verapamil to treat cerebral vasospasm
Introduction After aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), both proximal and distal cerebral vasospasm can contribute to the development of delayed cerebral ischemia. Intra-arterial (IA) ...
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Acute management and outcomes of iatrogenic dissections during cerebral angiography
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA Correspondence to Dr A P Kansagra, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University ...
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Determination of a shear rate threshold for thrombus formation in intracranial aneurysms
Background Particular intra-aneurysmal blood flow conditions, created naturally by the growth of an aneurysm or induced artificially by implantation of a flow diverter stent (FDS), can potentiate ...
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Augmented 3D venous navigation for neuroendovascular procedures
Background Endovascular venous access is increasingly used for the treatment of many cerebrovascular diseases. The quality of venous roadmapping through arterial injection can be problematic because ...
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Diagnostic accuracy of emergency CT angiography for presumed tandem internal carotid artery occlusion before acute endovascular therapy
Background Extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion can be overestimated on emergent single phase CT angiography (CTA) of stroke patients with isolated intracranial ICA occlusion. We aimed ...
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Spinal artery aneurysms: clinical presentation, radiological findings and outcome
Background and purpose Spinal arterial aneurysms are a rare cause of spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). We performed a retrospective review of spinal arterial aneurysms not associated with spinal ...
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LVIS Blue as a low porosity stent and coil adjuvant
Correspondence to Dr Matthew J Koch, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA; mjkoch{at}mgh.harvard.edu Introduction The LVIS Blue is an ...
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Severity of cerebral vasospasm associated with development of collaterals following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Introduction Cerebral collateral circulation has been studied extensively in ischemic stroke where it has been shown to be a predictor of reperfusion, final infarct size, and outcome. Little is known ...