Tutorials in Endovascular Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology

This book aims to provide the trainee and practicing minimally invasive neurological therapist with a comprehensive understanding of the background science and theory that forms the foundation of their work. The contents are based on the tutorial teaching techniques used at the University of Oxford and are authored by the MSc Course Director. The tutorial is a learning episode focussed on a particular topic and intended to guide the student/reader through the background literature, to highlight the research on which standard practices are based and to provide the insights of an experienced practitioner. Each chapter of the book covers a different topic to build a complete review of the subspecialty, with in-depth discussion of all currently used techniques. The literature is reviewed and presented in context to illustrate its importance to the practice of this rapidly expanding field of medical treatment.

Embryology.- Cranial arterial anatomy.- Cranial venous anatomy.- Spinal vascular anatomy.- Regulation of cerebral blood flow.- Control of intravascular thrombosis.- Dangerous external to internal cerebral vascular anastamoses.- Aneurysms.- Brain AVMs.- Cranial dural fistula.- Carotico-cavernous fistula.- Vein of Galen malformation.- Spinal cord AVMs and fistulae.- Carotid and vertebral artery stenosis.- Embolisation of cranial tumours.- Embolisation for epistaxis.- Head and neck vascular lesions.- Embolic materials.- Fibrinolysis.- Angioplasty.- Stents and flow diverters.- Chemonucleolysis and vertebroplasty.- Looking after the endovascular patient.- Sedation, analgesia and anti-epileptic drugs.- Complications and their management.