Transcranial Doppler in the Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease Santiago Herrera and Anthony J. Comerota Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography is the only noninvasive real-time examination that adds important physiologic information to…
Carotid Artery Dissections Gerald B. Zelenock and Jihad Abbas Carotid artery dissections have been increasingly recognized over the last several decades. Their precise incidence is hard to estimate, but it…
Medical Treatment to Prevent Transient Ischemic Attacks and Ischemic Stroke Ido Weinberg and Michael R. Jaff The distinction between a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke is made by duration…
Role of Shunting During Carotid Endarterectomy Steven M. Farley and Wesley S. Moore Temporary clamping of the internal carotid during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) interrupts antegrade blood flow to the brain…
Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome After Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Stenting Thomas S. Riles and Caron B. Rockman Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) and intracerebral hemorrhage are perhaps the most feared complications of…
Medical Therapy Including Fibrinolytic Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke Shady Jahshan, Omar Kass-Hout, Adnan H. Siddiqui, Elad I. Levy and L. Nelson Hopkins Despite expanding research and advancements in medical…
Blood Pressure Instability after Percutaneous Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Mun Jye Poi and Peter H. Lin Endovascular treatment of carotid stenosis by way of balloon angioplasty and carotid artery stenting…
Giant Cell Arteritis Tanaz A. Kermani and Kenneth J. Warrington Giant cell arteritis (GCA), also called temporal arteritis, is characterized by granulomatous inflammation of large arteries. Although GCA predominantly involves…
Selection of Patients for Carotid Endarterectomy versus Carotid Artery Stenting Ignacio Leal, Antonio Orgaz, Manuel Doblas and Enrique Criado Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has been shown to decrease the long-term risk…
Diabetes as a Risk Factor in Atherosclerotic Cerebrovascular Disease Tim Bodnar Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been described as an epidemic in progress. By 2050 its prevalence among adults in the…
