Handbook of Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurointerventional Technique (eBook)

This book offers a practical guide to endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular disease and provides a concise reference for the related neurovascular anatomy and the various disorders that affect the vascular system. Fully revised and updated, the information is accessible and easy to read. It discusses fundamental principles underlying cerebral and spinal angiography; interventional techniques, devices, and practice guidelines; and commonly encountered cerebrovascular disorders for which interventional and endovascular methods are appropriate. New topics and features include: intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhage; intracranial tumor embolization; vasculitis work-up and management; percutaneous carotid artery puncture technique; and pediatric aspects of neurointerventional techniques and disease states. Handbook of Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurointerventional Technique, 3rd Edition, is a portable and concise resource for interventional neuroradiologists, neurologi

Mark Harrigan is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. He did a residency in neurosurgery at the University of Michigan and a fellowship in interventional neurosurgery at the University of Buffalo under the direction of L. Nelson Hopkins. Presently he is Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Radiology at the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB). His clinical focus is on vascular and interventional neurosurgery and his research emphasis is on cerebrovascular clinical trials. He is the UAB site principal investigator for the CREST 2, MISTIE III and MyRIAD studies, among others, and his research passion is the management of blunt traumatic cerebrovascular injury. Outside of work his interests include motorcycling, running and dry wit.