Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations

Dr. Philip Stieg is a world-renowned neurosurgeon with expertise in cerebrovascular disorders and skull base surgery. He is the chairman and founder of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center, the leading neuroscience patient care center in New York City. In 2010 Dr. Stieg launched the Weill Cornell Surgical Innovations Lab, the first global multimedia neurosurgical teaching facility in the world. Dr. Stieg is a widely published author and internationally known lecturer, and is routinely named by Castle Connolly Medical as one of the nation's Top Doctors. Dr. Stieg is frequently featured in the media for his expertise and commentary on breaking news in healthcare, and he was the creator and host of the successful NPR radio show "How to Save Your Life.” He is a past president of the Brain Tumor Foundation and the New York board of the American Heart Association. He is also a past Chairman of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS) and former President of the Society of University Neurosurgeons in addition to serving as an advisor to the Defense Department on brain injury. Dr. Stieg's new podcast, This Is Your Brain, provides engaging conversations with experts and patients about how the brain works, what can go wrong, and how to meet the challenges of brain disorders. Alexander A. Khalessi, MD, MBA, is a board-certified neurosurgeon who specializes in cranial and endovascular surgery. He is chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and professor of Surgery, Radiology and Neurosciences. He provides both open surgical and catheter-based approaches to complex neurosurgical problems, including brain tumors, aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVM) and carotid disease. His vascular training informs his surgical approach to complex tumors in the brain. Michael L.J. Apuzzo, MD Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Yale School of Medicine

i. Acknowledgements
ii. Preface
iii. Foreword
1     Anatomy and Histology of Intracranial AVMs
2     Pathology and Genetics
3     Radiographic Anatomy: CT/MRI/Angiography and Risks
4     Molecular Biology
4     MRI Neurovascular Evaluation: Blood Flow, Perfusion, Diffusion, and Susceptibility
5     Natural History of Intracranial AVMs
6     Aneurysms Associated with Intracranial AVMs
7     Hemodynamic Factors: Vascular Steal and Breakthrough Bleeding
8     Classification Systems
9     Seizures and Intracranial AVMs
10   Decision Analysis for Asymptomatic Lesions
11   Decision Analysis for Symptomatic Lesions
12   Decision Analysis for Associated Aneurysms
13   Surgical Principles: Techniques, Goals, and Outcomes
14   Radiosurgery Principals for AVM Management: Techniques, Goals, and Outcomes
15   Principles of Neuroendovascular Management of AVMs: Goals, Timing, Techniques, and Outcomes
16   Multimodal/Combined Therapy: Goals and Outcomes
17   Palliation Versus Observation: Nonresectable AVMs
18   Conservative Management ("Observation”) of Intracranial AVMs
19   Grading Systems and Surgical Risks
20   Risks of Endovascular Treatment of iAVMs
21   Risks of Combined Therapies
22   Risks of Radiosurgery
23   Emergency Management of Ruptured Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
24   Medical Comorbidities in Elective Surgery
25   Anesthetic Management of Intracranial AVMs
26   Management of Perioperative Complications During iAVM Treatment
27   Intracranial AVMs and the Neurointensivist
28   Obstetric Considerations in AVM Management
29   Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Imaging
30   Giant Intracranial AVMs
31   Treatment of Eloquent Cortex AVMs
32   Brain Stem and Posterior Fossa AVM's
33   Corpus Collosal and Peri-Ventricular AVM's
34   AVMs of the Sylvian Fissure
35   Pediatric AVMs
36   Residual AVMs
37   Intraoperative AVM Rupture
38   The Value of a Registry
39   Imaging Predictors for Rupture
40   Radiosurgical Innovations
41   Molecular Biology and Novel Treatments of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
42   Surgical Innovations
iv. index and other frontmatter