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Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations

Essentials for Patients and Practitioners

  • 1st Edition - June 1, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Philip E. Stieg, Alexander Khalessi, Michael L. J. Apuzzo
  • Language: English

Focusing on both the patient’s perspective and the neurosurgeon’s concerns, Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: Essentials for Patients and Practitioners, edited by leading… Read more

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Focusing on both the patient’s perspective and the neurosurgeon’s concerns, Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: Essentials for Patients and Practitioners, edited by leading experts Drs. Philip E. Stieg, Alexander A. Khalessi, and Michael L. J. Apuzzo, starts with an up-to-date approach to the matter of doctor-patient communication and moves on to the highly technical details of AVM treatment options. The first section covers communication with patients (who may well want to read it themselves); the second section is directed to neurosurgeons and other specialists caring for patients with intracranial AVMs, including those in emergency medicine, obstetrics, anesthesia, and intensive care. It offers a highly sophisticated but readable approach to the contemporary treatment of these challenging lesions.

Key features

  • Provides expert guidance on diagnosis, histopathology, natural history, anatomy, imaging, and treatment options and their risks and benefits—all with the goal of helping patients make informed decisions about the optimal management choices for their own individual cases
  • Facilitates articulate, data-driven discussion and regarding the clinical diagnosis and surgical procedures involved in treating AVMs
  • Addresses specific, difficult issues that arise during the treatment of AVMs, offering real-world advice to neurosurgeons and other care providers
  • Includes key pearls in every chapter, as well as stunning anatomical illustrations throughout
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Readership

Neurosurgeons

Table of contents

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

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 29, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Philip E. Stieg

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.
Affiliations and expertise
Chair, Neurological Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Professor of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA

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Alexander Khalessi

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.
Affiliations and expertise
Chair, Neurological Surgery, UC San Diego Health, Professor of Surgery, Radiology and Neurosciences, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA

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Michael L. J. Apuzzo

Michael L.J. Apuzzo, MD Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Yale School of Medicine
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, and Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA