Kirmani JF, Janjua N, Al Kawi A, Ahmed S, Khatri I, Ebrahimi A, Divani AA, Qureshi AI. Therapeutic advances in interventional neurology.
NeuroRx 2005;
2:304-23. [PMID:
15897952 PMCID:
PMC1064993 DOI:
10.1602/neurorx.2.2.304]
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Abstract
Rapid advances in the field of interventional neurology and the development of minimally invasive techniques have resulted in a great expansion of potential therapeutic applications. We discuss therapeutic interventional neurology as applied in clinical practice in one of the two possible ways: 1) embolization leading to occlusion of blood vessels; and 2) revascularization leading to reopening of blood vessels. These procedures can be applied to a broad range of cerebrovascular diseases. In the first section of this review, we will explore the evolution of these interventions to occlude aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, neurovascular tumors, and injuries. In the second section, revascularization in acute ischemic stroke, stenosis, and dural venous thrombosis will be discussed.
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