Vascular Diseases in Neonates, Infants and Children: Interventional Neuroradiology Management ; with 64 Tables

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Springer Science & Business Media, 1997 - Medical - 707 pages
The book covers all vascular malformations, diseases and tumors of the head and neck, skull base, spine and spinal cord in neonates, infants and children. The subject of the book is the interventional neuroradiological apporach to and management of these diseases. In about 1800 figures, the author gives a consistently structured presentation of the biological, clinical and diagnostic neuroradiology aspects.
 

Contents

Introduction and General Comments
1
Classification by AgeGroup
23
Classification by Symptom Group
29
Objectives and Methods of Treatment
157
14
190
Pial Arteriovenous Malformation
203
Classification of Pial Arteriovenous Malformations
214
Natural History of PAVMs in Children
263
Posttraumatic Sinus Thrombosis
481
Traumatic Dissection
488
Epistaxis
496
Lesions
501
Specific Clinical Features
503
Technical Management
510
Technical Management of HighFlow Fistulas
529
Natural History and Clinical Aspects
540

Objectives of Treatment
286
51
309
Dural Arteriovenous Shunts
321
Disease Groups
329
Other Dural Shunts
362
Results
369
Incidence
376
Location
387
Revised Concept of the Congenital Nature
391
Arterial Ischaemic Stroke
393
Aetiology
401
Imaging
416
Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation
419
Symptoms
427
Course of the Disease
443
Venous Anomalies and Malformations
445
Associated Features
452
Vascular Trauma and Epistaxis
473
Diagnosis
555
Diagnosis
557
Results
562
Treatment
565
Interferona
573
Cervicofacial Vascular Malformations
593
Other Techniques
611
Lymphatic Malformations
625
Mixed Vascular Malformations
631
Fetal Brain Sections
639
Leptomeninges
655
References
661
203
668
214
679
Subject Index
695
Historical Landmarks
707
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