Vascular Diseases in Neonates, Infants and Children : Interventional Neuroradiology Management

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. Front Matter....Pages I-XV Introduction and General Comments on Intracranial Arteriovenous Diseases....Pages 1-65 Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation....Pages 67-202 Pial Arteriovenous Malformation....Pages 203-319 Dural Arteriovenous Shunts....Pages 321-371 Intracranial Aneurysms in Children....Pages 373-392 Arterial Ischaemic Stroke....Pages 393-418 Venous Thrombosis....Pages 419-444 Venous Anomalies and Malformations....Pages 445-471 Vascular Trauma and Epistaxis....Pages 473-499 Parachordal Arteriovenous Fistulas (Extracranial and Extraspinal Arteriovenous Fistulas)....Pages 501-530 Spinal Arteriovenous Shunts....Pages 531-563 Haemangiomas....Pages 565-591 Cervico-facial Vascular Malformations....Pages 593-634 Embryological and Anatomical Complement....Pages 635-660 Back Matter....Pages 661-707 Here, the number-one authority in the field, Professor Pierre Lasjaunias provides a comprehensive and consistently structured presentation of all vascular malformations, diseases and tumours of the head and neck, skull base, brain, spine and spinal cord in neonate infants and children. This is the only book on the market to discuss the topic in such detail and - with several algorithms to help readers better understand the natural history of the diseases - the focus is clearly on the interventional neuroradiological approach and management. Some of todays most advanced MRIs are included among the over 700 high-quality illustrations.