Transradial access (TRA) results in a lower diagnostic success rate and longer procedural times compared with transfemoral access (TFA) in patients undergoing cerebral angiography, the randomized ...

Every year, innovations in medical technology make it easier and more affordable for patients to access state-of-the-art health care. Procedures that once required months of waiting for hospital ...

A 44 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of an explosive headache. On exam, she was obtunded with right sided weakness. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm. Cerebral ...

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...

Left: CT angiogram showing an aneurysm of 2 mm maximum diameter on the left posterior cerebral artery (arrow). Right: volume-rendered 3D reconstruction image. The aneurysm was missed in the initial ...

Endovascular neurosurgical oncology is the diagnosis and treatment of patients with tumors of the brain or spinal cord using minimally invasive procedures with imaging guidance. The cerebrovascular ...

ing an invasive diagnostic procedure, such as cerebral arteriogram,32 could discourage the use of invasive test-ing, despite communication difficul-ties. The low rate of carotid endar- terectomy in ...

Patients who present with an SAH will classically describe the sudden onset as the worst headache of their life. However, a gradual onset of the severe headache over several minutes has been reported ...

A brain aneurysm is an area of weakness in a brain blood vessel that over time can grow larger and thinner. Aneurysms are dangerous because they can grow and eventually rupture allowing blood to leak ...

A 52 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of an explosive headache. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm. Cerebral angiogram, right internal carotid artery injection: (Left) ...