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Invasive Neuroradiologic Procedures for Cerebrovascular Abnormalities: Anesthetic Considerations

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: Abnormalities of the cerebrovascular system are being treated with ever-increasing frequency by means of an endovascular approach. Interventional neuroradiology (INR) may be broadly defined as treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disease by endovascular access for the purpose of delivering therapeutic agents, including both drugs and devices.44 This specialty is a hybrid of traditional neurosurgery and neuroradiology, with certain overlaps with aspects of head-and-neck surgery. The scope of procedures and disease processes that are likely to be encountered is presented in Table 1. This article reviews basic concepts in treating some selected disease processes, emphasizing recent developments and the implications for anesthetic care.

Source: Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8537(05)70355-2

Authors: William L. Young, John Pile-Spellman, Lotfi Hacein-Bey, Shailendra Joshi

Institution: Columbia University

Language: English

Topic: Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Institutes of Health