Intracranial Aneurysms

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• of Volume I.
• 1 Historical Aspects of Intracranial Aneurysms.
• Early History.
• The Early 1900s.
• Angiography.
• Early Surgical Advances.
• Vertebrobasilar Aneurysms.
• 2 The Incidence of Intracranial Aneurysm.
• 3 Data I.
• 1 General Overview.
• Materials and Methods.
• 2 Single Intracranial Aneurysms Occurring in Adults.
• Data Base.
• Data Processing.
• Results.
• Discussion.
• 3 Multiple Intracranial Aneurysms Occurring in Adults.
• Data Base and Data Processing.
• 4 Intracranial Aneurysms Occurring in Children.
• Results of the Analysis of Single Aneurysm Cases without Associated Conditions.
• Results of the Analysis of Single Aneurysm Cases with Associated Conditions.
• Multiple Aneurysms Occurring in Children.
• 5 Giant Intracranial Aneurysms Occurring in Adults.
• Results of the Analysis of Adult Giant Single Aneurysms.
• Giant Multiple Aneurysms Occurring in Adults.
• 6 Summary.
• Adult Single Berry Aneurysms.
• Adult Multiple Berry Aneurysms.
• Childhood Aneurysms.
• Adult Giant Aneurysms.
• 4 Data II.
• Tables.
• 5 Signs and Symptoms I General.
• Signs and Symptoms.
• Classification and Grading.
• Summary.
• 6 Signs and Symptoms II Specific.
• 1 Specific Aneurysms.
• Aneurysms of the Internal Carotid Artery and Its Branches.
• Aneurysms of the Middle Cerebral Artery.
• Aneurysms of the Anterior Communicating Artery.
• Aneurysms of the Anterior Cerebral Artery.
• Aneurysms of the Basilar Artery and Its Branches.
• Aneurysms of the Vertebral Artery and Its Branches.
• 2 Giant Aneurysms.
• Signs of Sellar/Suprasellar Tumor.
• Bruit.
• Convulsive Seizures.
• Trigeminal Neuralgia.
• Other Findings.
• 7 Signs and Symptoms III Ophthalmic.
• Cranial Nerves 3, 4, 5, and 6.
• Cranial Nerve 2.
• 8 Secondary Complications of the Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
• Elevated Intracranial Pressure.
• Hydrocephalus.
• Intracranial Hematoma.
• Vasospasm.
• Ischemia and Infarction.
• Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders.
• Rebleeding.
• Epileptic Seizures.
• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage.
• Pulmonary Edema.
• Electrocardiographic Changes.
• 9 Vasospasm I Experimental Findings.
• Definitions and Background.
• Experimental Designs and Procedures.
• Specific Experimental Findings.
• Some Experimental Therapies in Animals and Humans.
• 10 Vasospasm II Clinical Considerations.
• Location and Occurrence.
• Tests.
• Related Factors.
• Treatment.
• 11 The Pathology of Intracranial Arterial Aneurysms and their Complications.
• Definitions.
• Fusiform Aneurysms.
• Saccular Arterial Aneurysms.
• Aneurysms of Inflammatory Origin.
• Neoplastic (Oncotic) Aneurysms.
• Traumatic Aneurysms.
• Dissecting Aneurysms.
• Aneurysms of the Spinal Arteries.
• 12 Etiology and Pathogenesis of Intracranial Berry Aneurysms.
• Distribution of Berry Aneurysms in Nature.
• Anatomic Variations Associated with Berry Aneurysms.
• Persistence of Vestigial Vessels.
• Medial Defects or Raphes.
• Disorders Associated with Berry Aneurysms.
• Early Aneurysm Formation in Man.
• Experimental Arterial Aneurysms.
• Other Theories.
• 13 Associated Conditions I.
• Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations.
• Carotid Artery Stenosis.
• Moyamoya Syndrome.
• Brain Neoplasms.
• Aortic Stenosis (Coarctation).
• Polycystic Kidneys.
• Connective Tissue Diseases.
• Other Disease States.
• Familial Aneurysms.
• Pregnancy.
• 14 Associated Conditions II.
• Infection: “Mycotic” Aneurysms.
• Syphilitic Aneurysms.
• Oncotic Aneurysms.
• 15 Variations in Cerebrovascular Anatomy.
• 1 Introduction.
• 2 Embryology of the Cranial Arteries.
• 3 Carotid-Basilar Anastomoses.
• Primitive Trigeminal Arteries.
• Primitive Otic Arteries.
• Primitive Hypoglossal Arteries.
• Variants of Primitive Trigeminal, Otic, and Hypoglossal Arteries.
• 4 Carotid-Vertebral Anastomoses: The Proatlantal Intersegmental Arteries.
• Embryology.
• Anatomy and Angiographic Description.
• Variant of Proatlantal Intersegmental Arteries.
• Collateral Circulation.
• 5 Aplasia of the Internal Carotid Artery.
• Transsellar Intercarotid Anastomoses.
• Intracranial Intercarotid Anastomosis.
• 6 Carotid-Anterior Cerebral Artery Anastomoses.
• Embryologie Explanation.
• 7 The Superior Orbital Branch of the Middle Meningeal Artery.
• Anatomy.
• Incidence.
• 16 The Cerebrospinal Fluid.
• The Traumatic Tap.
• CSF Pressure.
• 17 Radiology I Investigation of Intracranial Aneurysms.
• Techniques.
• Berry Aneurysms.
• Some Other Associations.
• Giant Intracranial Aneurysms.
• Fusiform Arteriosclerotic Aneurysms.
• Mycotic Aneurysms.
• 18 Radiology II Aneurysm Rupture and Its Complications.
• Complications of the Bleed.
• Surgical Complications.
• 19 Other Diagnostic Procedures.
• Overview.
• Acoustic Tests.
• Electroencephalography.
• 20 Training, Manpower, and Research.
• Training and Manpower.
• Research.