
Disorders and Treatment of the Cerebral Venous System, An Issue of Neurosurgery
- 1st Edition, Volume 35-3 - May 23, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Shahid Nimjee
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 6 4 0 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 6 4 1 - 8
In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. Shahid M. Nimjee brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Disorders and Treatment of the Cerebral Venous System. T… Read more

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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editor Dr. Shahid M. Nimjee brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Disorders and Treatment of the Cerebral Venous System. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as pulsatile tinnitus; cavernous sinus thrombosis; venous angiomas; venous sinus shunt implantation for hydrocephalus; and more.
- Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including idiopathic intracranial hypertension; CSF venous fistulas; dural arteriovenous fistula; cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; venous sinus stent to treat paralysis; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on disorders and treatment of the cerebral venous system, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Neurosurgery
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Venous Anatomy of the Central Nervous System
- Key points
- Introduction
- Embryology
- The dural sinuses
- The cortical veins
- The deep venous system
- Venous anatomy of the spine
- Summary
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Key points
- Introduction/history
- Definition
- Treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Causes of Pulsatile Tinnitus and Treatment Options
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Financial support
- Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Cerebrospinal Fluid-Venous Fistulas
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Clinical presentation
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Challenges and future directions
- Clinics care points
- Carotid Cavernous Fistula
- Key points
- Introduction
- Nature of the problem: anatomy
- Nature of the problem: pathophysiology
- Nature of the problem: classification
- Evaluation: clinical presentation
- Evaluation: imaging
- Approach
- Therapeutic options: direct carotid cavernous fistulae, techniques, outcomes, complications
- Therapeutic options: indirect carotid cavernous fistulae, techniques, outcomes, complications
- Case study/presentation: direct carotid cavernous fistulae
- Case study/presentation: indirect carotid cavernous fistulae with occluded inferior petrosal sinus
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Key points
- Introduction
- Classification systems
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Catheter-directed thrombolysis
- Direct aspiration thrombectomy
- Stent-retriever thrombectomy
- Balloon thrombectomy
- Balloon venoplasty and stenting
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Developmental Venous Anomalies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Assessment/evaluation
- Imaging
- Management and impact on the treatment of associated lesions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Vein of Galen Malformations
- Key points
- Introduction
- Embryology, pathophysiology, and angioarchitecture
- Diagnosis and evaluation
- Medical management
- Endovascular management
- Adjunctive neurosurgical interventions
- Clinical follow-up and long-term care
- Current and future directions for vein of Galen malformation
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Venous Sinus Stent to Treat Paralysis
- Key points
- Background
- The burden of paralysis
- Initial scientific basis for transvenous brain–computer interface
- Human trials for transvenous brain–computer interface
- Discussion
- Technological limitations
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Endovascular Shunting for Communicating Hydrocephalus Using a Biologically Inspired Transdural Cerebrospinal Fluid Valved eShunt® Implant
- Key points
- Introduction
- Cerebrospinal fluid shunting
- Endovascular approach
- Clinical implications
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 35-3
- Published: May 23, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443246401
- eBook ISBN: 9780443246418
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Shahid Nimjee
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
The Ohio State University Medical Center,
USA