Neurointervention in the Medical Specialties

Editor Randall C. Edgell, MD Associate Editors Sean I. Savitz, MD, and John D. Dalfino, MD Randall C. Edgell, MD Associate Professor, Director of Neurointervention Saint Louis University Neurology and Psychiatry St. Louis, MO USA. Sean I. Savitz, MD Frank M. Yatsu Chair in Neurology Professor of Neurology Director of Stroke Program University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston UT-HEALTH Department of Neurology Houston, TX USA John C. Dalfino, MD Assistant Professor Department of Surgery Division of Neurosurgery Albany Medical Center Albany, NY USA.

Preface: Neurointervention – An evolving specialty.- The Neurointerventional Tool Kit.- Neurovascular Anatomy.- Intensive Care of the Neurointerventional Patient.- Endovascular Treatment of Extracranial Atherosclerotic Disease.- Endovascular Treatment  of Intracranial Atherosclerosis.- Clinical and Radiographic Considerations in Acute Stroke Triage.- Intra-arterial Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke .- Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Dural Sinus Thrombosis.- The Role of Wada Testing in Contemporary Epilepsy Surgery.- Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms.- Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms.- Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain.- Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae.- Pre-Operative Tumor Embolization.- Neurointervention in Ophthalmologic Disorders.- Neurointervention and the Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon.- Neurointervention and the Endocrinologist - Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling.- Neurointervention and Neuroprotection in Stroke.- Just Over the Horizon: Catheter Delivery of Stem Cell Therapy.