Changing Aspects in Stroke Surgery: Aneurysms, Dissections, Moyamoya Angiopathy and EC-IC Bypass

Cover......Page 1
Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements......Page 3
Changing Aspects in Stroke Surgery: Aneurysms, Dissections, Moyamoya Angiopathy......Page 4
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Part 1: Aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and fistulas......Page 9
A randomized trial of unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations (ARUBA)......Page 10
Ruptured cerebral aneurysms treated by stent-assisted GDC embolization – two case reports with long-term follow-up......Page 12
Suction decompression methods for giant internal carotid ophthalmic aneurysms by using revised double lumen balloon catheters......Page 16
Introduction to tractography-guided navigation: using 3-tesla magnetic resonance tractography in surgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations......Page 18
Serial diffusion and perfusion MRI analysis of the perihemorrhagic zone in a rat ICH model......Page 22
Patient and aneurysm characteristics in multiple intracranial aneurysms......Page 26
Thalamic cavernous angioma: paraculminar supracerebellar infratentorial transtentorial approach for the safe and complete surgical removal......Page 36
Peripheral large or giant fusiform middle cerebral artery aneurysms: report of our experience and review of literature......Page 44
Part 2: Dissection of cerebral arteries......Page 52
Stroke prevention and treatment in patients with spontaneous carotid dissection......Page 53
Nationwide surveillance of IC anterior (or dorsal) wall aneurysm: with special reference to its dissecting nature......Page 57
Clinical manifestation and treatment strategy for non hemorrhagic cerebral arterial dissection......Page 62
Hemorrhagic cerebral dissecting aneurysms: surgical treatments and results......Page 66
Part 3: Revascularisation procedures, EC–IC bypass revisited......Page 75
Cerebral revascularization by EC–IC bypass – present status......Page 76
Changes in brain volume after EC–IC bypass surgery......Page 81
Less invasive technique for EC-IC bypass......Page 85
Tight contact technique during side-to-side laser tissue soldering of rabbit aortas improves tensile strength......Page 89
Emergency extra–intracranial bypass surgery in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms......Page 95
Bonnet bypass in multiple cerebrovascular occlusive disease......Page 104
Combined treatment using CEA and CAS for carotid arterial stenosis......Page 109
Part 4: Moyamoya angiopathy, history......Page 113
Present status of Moyamoya disease in Japan......Page 114
Results of direct and indirect revascularisation for adult European patients with Moyamoya angiopathy......Page 118
Experiences using 3-tesla magnetic resonance imaging in the treatment of Moyamoya disease......Page 122
Moyamoya angiopathy in Europe: the beginnings in Zurich, practical lessons learned, increasing awareness and future perspectives......Page 126
Historical landmarks in vascular Neurosurgery “On July 10th 2006, at the 70th Anniversary of the Department of Neurosurgery of Zürich Medical School”......Page 130
Author index......Page 137
Index of keywords......Page 138