On 05.19.13, In Neurology, Vascular, by Julio Pereira, MD
Neurocrit Care. 2012 Sep;17 Suppl 1:S29-36. Emergency neurological life support: acute ischemic stroke. Gross H, Sung G, Weingart SD, Smith WS. Source Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA, USA. hgross@georgiahealth.edu Abstract Acute ischemic stroke is a neurological emergency that can be treated with time-sensitive interventions, [...]
On 05.19.13, In Vascular, by Julio Pereira, MD
Neurosurgical Focus May 2013 / Vol. 34 / No. 5 / Page E11 Article Hydrocephalus after arteriovenous malformation rupture Bradley A. Gross, M.D., Pui Man Rosalind Lai, B.A., and Rose Du, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Neurological Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Abbreviations used in this paper: AVM = arteriovenous [...]
On 05.19.13, In Brain Trauma and NeuroCritical Care, Vascular, by Julio Pereira, MD
Neurosurgical Focus May 2013 / Vol. 34 / No. 5 / Page E9 Article Emerging experimental therapies for intracerebral hemorrhage: targeting mechanisms of secondary brain injury Praveen K. Belur, B.S.1, Jason J. Chang, M.D.2, Shuhan He, B.S.1, Benjamin A. Emanuel, D.O.2, and William J. Mack, M.D.3 1Keck School of Medicine, and 2Departments of Neurology, Division [...]
On 05.19.13, In Vascular, by Julio Pereira, MD
Neurosurgical Focus May 2013 / Vol. 34 / No. 5 / Page E14 Article Transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound sonothrombolysis in the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage Stephen J. Monteith, M.D.1, Neal F. Kassell, M.D.1, Oded Goren, M.D.2, and Sagi Harnof, M.D.2 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia; and 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sheba [...]
On 05.16.13, In Vascular, by Julio Pereira, MD
The role of anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents, and their reversal strategies in the management of intracerebral hemorrhage Robert F. James, M.D., Viktoras Palys, M.D., Jason R. Lomboy, B.A., J. Richard Lamm Jr., B.S., and Scott D. Simon, M.D. Neurosurgical Focus 34:5:E6, 2013 Link to free article. New anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications have been approved and [...]
On 05.12.13, In Vascular, by Bernardo de Andrada Pereira
Monique H M Vlak1,2, Gabriel J E Rinkel1, Paut Greebe1, Jacoba P Greving3, Ale Algra1,3 Abstract Objective The overall incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH) in western populations is around 9 per 100 000 person-years, which confers to a lifetime risk of around half per cent. Risk factors for aSAH are usually expressed as relative risks [...]
On 05.12.13, In Vascular, by Julio Pereira, MD
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage and the challenge of surgical decision making: a review Michael L. Kelly, M.D., Daniel P. Sulmasy, M.D., Ph.D., and Robert J. Weil, M.D. Neurosurgical Focus 34:5:E1, 2013 Link to free article. Abstract Decision making for patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) poses several challenges. Outcomes in this patient population are generally [...]
On 05.11.13, In Vascular, by Julio Pereira, MD
Surg Neurol Int. 2012;3:162. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.105101. Epub 2012 Dec 26. Importance of recognizing sentinel headache. (CLICK) Pereira JL, de Albuquerque LA, Dellaretti M, de Carvalho GT, Vieira Junior G, Rocha MI, Loures LL, Christo PP, de Sousa AA. Source Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Santa Casa Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Abstract BACKGROUND: [...]
On 04.26.13, In Vascular, by Julio Pereira, MD
Bypass and Flow Reduction for Complex Basilar and Vertebrobasilar Junction Aneurysms BACKGROUND: Giant aneurysms of the vertebral and basilar arteries are formidable lesions to treat. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with vertebrobasilar aneurysms treated with extracranial-intracranial bypass and flow reduction. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed a prospective database of aneurysms cases treated between [...]
On 04.22.13, In Vascular, by Julio Pereira, MD
J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg. 2013 Mar;15(1):5-12. doi: 10.7461/jcen.2013.15.1.5. Epub 2013 Mar 31. Comparative Analysis of the Mini-pterional and Supraorbital Keyhole Craniotomies for Unruptured Aneurysms with Numeric Measurements of Their Geometric Configurations. CLICK HERE FREE Kang HJ, Lee YS, Suh SJ, Lee JH, Ryu KY, Kang DG. Source Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital, [...]
