Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract Isolated cases of dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) have been reported by some authors (Verbiest 1951; Obrador and…
Ischemic Stroke
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract Atherosclerosis is the principal pathological process affecting the extracranial and intracranial arteries responsible for ischemic stroke. Less…
Vascular Malformations of the Central Nervous System
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract Rokitansky is reported to be the first to have described this kind of pathology which he called…
External Carotid Artery
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract The embryogenesis of the ECA can be summarized as follows. It is formed by the fusion of…
Cerebral Veins
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract The embryological evolution of the venous system of the brain has been treated largely by many authors…
Spontaneous Dissection of Carotid and Vertebral Arteries
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract The first case of spontaneous dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) was reported in 1954 by…
Other Nonatherosclerotic Vasculopathies
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract Nonatherosclerotic vasculopathies comprise a great variety of diseases, as listed in Table 17.1, that result from different…
Middle Cerebral Artery
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract The middle cerebral artery (MDA) arises as a secondary branch from the ACA and develops to the…
Extra- and Intracranial Vertebrobasilar Sector
(1) Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Ospedale Molinette, Turin, Italy Abstract The vertebral artery (VA) originates from the subclavian artery. It runs posterosuperiorly behind the anterior scalene muscle,…
