HYPONATREMIA IS FREQUENTLY seen in neurosurgical patients and is often attributed to
inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. A number of studies in recent years have …

Hyponatremia is a common complication of intracranial disease and is associated with a
number of disorders, including head injury, tumors, intracranial infections, and stroke. …

Perfusion computed tomography (CT) is a relatively new technique that allows rapid qualitative
and quantitative evaluation of cerebral perfusion by generating maps of cerebral blood …

Background Atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis is an important cause of stroke that
is increasingly being treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS…

Background Early results of the Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing
Recurrent stroke in Intracranial Stenosis trial showed that, by 30 days, 33 (14·7%) of 224 …

Background Acute stroke due to supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage is associated with
high morbidity and mortality. Open craniotomy haematoma evacuation has not been found …

Fully revised and updated, the Handbook serves as a practical guide to endovascular
methods and as a concise reference for neurovascular anatomy and published data about …

Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons published
the first evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with acute cervical spinal …

Background There is an expanding field of research investigating the benefits of medicines
with multiple mechanisms of action across neurological disorders. N‐acetylcysteine (NAC), …

Spontaneous cerebrovascular dissections are subintimal or subadventitial cervical carotid
and vertebral artery wall injuries and are the cause of as many as 2% of all ischemic strokes. …