of the intervertebra! disk complex begins early in life and is a consequence of a van-ety of
environmental factors as well as normal aging. The pathophysiolo-gy of this disorder is …

Purpose: It is generally accepted that blood–brain barrier (BBB) failure occurs as a result of
CNS diseases, including epilepsy. However, evidences also suggest that BBB failure may be …

Background and Purpose— The current report details our initial periprocedural experience
with Wingspan (Boston Scientific/Target), the first self-expanding stent system designed for …

BACKGROUND S100β protein is expressed constitutively by brain astrocytes. Elevated
S100β levels in cerebrospinal fluid and serum reported after head trauma, subarachnoid …

OBJECTIVE: Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae (Type I spinal AVMs) are the most common
type of spinal vascular malformations. The optimal treatment strategy has yet to be defined, …

OBJECTIVE: Wingspan (Boston Scientific, Fremont, CA) is a self-expanding stent designed
specifically for the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atheromatous disease. The current …

Sixty patients with suspected lumbar herniated disk and/or canal stenosis were studied
prospectively with surface coil MRI, CT, and/or myelography, and the results were compared with …

We retrospectively reviewed the MR examinations of 20 patients with surgically documented
sequestered lumbar disks (free fragments). Sixteen of 20 cases demonstrated extradural …

Vertebral hemangiomas, unlike most bone lesions, show increased signal on T1- and T2-weighted
magnetic resonance (MR) images. To define the basis for these signal characteristics…

OBJECTIVE: Intradural pseudoaneurysms have a malignant natural history and can be difficult
to treat if parent vessel deconstruction is not feasible. These lesions often involve a long …