Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery

Peter Nakaji, MD, is Professor of Neurosurgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) in Phoenix, Arizona, where he serves as the program director of the neurosurgery residency program. Dr. Nakaji specializes in cerebrovascular, skull base, and minimally invasive and endoscopic cranial surgery. His special surgical interest is in constantly improving the technical aspects of neurosurgery to improve patient outcomes.Michael R. Levitt, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at the Neurological Surgery Clinic and Cerebrovascular Lab at Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington. Dr. Levitt is Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, an adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and the scientific director of the Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center at the University of Washington.

• 1. Nonaneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage2. Blister aneurysm of the internal carotid artery3. Posterior communicating artery aneurysm presenting with and without third nerve palsy4. Incidental anterior communicating artery aneurysm5. Ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm6. Ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm presenting with hematoma7. Unruptured ophthalmic artery aneurysm presenting with vision loss8. Small incidental internal carotid artery terminus aneurysm9. Medium sized incidental anterior choroidal artery aneurysm10. Giant aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery presenting with headache11. Ruptured pericallosal artery aneurysm12. Incidental medium-sized basilar tip aneurysm13. Wide-necked large ruptured basilar tip aneurysm14. Giant cavernous-segment internal carotid artery aneurysm presenting with cranial neuropathy15. Symptomatic cervical carotid artery stenosis16. Asymptomatic cervical carotid stenosis17. Acute middle cerebral artery occlusion18. Symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis19. Moyamoya vasculopathy presenting with transient neurological deficit20. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting with altered mental status21. Incidental unruptured arteriovenous malformation22. Unruptured eloquent arteriovenous malformation presenting with seizure23. Unruptured eloquent arteriovenous malformation presenting with arm weakness24. Carotid-cavernous fistula presenting with vision loss25. Incidental ethmoidal dural arteriovenous fistula26. Transverse sinus arteriovenous fistula presenting with tinnitus27. Large temporal/insular cavernous malformation presenting with headaches28. Small cavernous malformation presenting with medically refractory epilepsy29. Ruptured brainstem cavernous malformation30. Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula presenting with myelopathy31. Ruptured spinal arteriovenous malformation32. Ruptured conus medullaris arrteriovenous malformation

Overall, Neurosurgery by Example: Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery is a succinctly written, well-illustrated, all-encompassing, welcomed addition to the educational literature in neurovascular surgery. It will undoubtedly be of immense value to those who learn from it and will serve as a cornerstone in any neurovascular surgeon's library.