100 Interesting Case Studies in Neurointervention: Tips and Tricks

Neurointervention is a fast-growing subspecialty, and recent trials have demonstrated its role in ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. This has generated tremendous interest among interventional neuroradiology, neurology and neurosurgery communities. Nevert

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100 Interesting Case Studies in Neurointervention: Tips and Tricks

Vipul Gupta  •  Ajit S. Puri Rajsrinivas Parthasarathy Editors

100 Interesting Case Studies in Neurointervention: Tips and Tricks

Editors Vipul Gupta Neurointerventional Surgery, Stroke Unit Artemis Agrim Institute of Neuroscience Gurgaon India Rajsrinivas Parthasarathy Department of Vascular Neurology and Neurointerventional Surgery Artemis Agrim Institute of Neuroscience Gurgaon India

Ajit S. Puri Division of Neurointerventional Surgery University of Massachusetts Medical Center Worcester MA USA

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Dedicated to my family My inspiration, G My children Nainika and Nilay —Dr. Vipul Gupta

Preface

Neurointervention has come a long way in last two decades. Recent positive trials in acute stroke (to me the “holy grail” of neurointervention) and device evolution in aneurysmal management have brought this field to the fore with increasing role in neurosurgical as well as neurological disorders. However, the training programs have not kept pace in spite of increasing need for more neurointerventionists. There is dearth of evolved centers (with adequate volume, quality, and teaching) running training programs in South and Southeast Asia. Not just this at times training done in West may not suit the clinical and financial profile of the patients