Endovascular treatment of cervical intramedullary arteriovenous malformation.

Intramedullary arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the cervical region are a rare clinical condition. They represent a therapeutic challenge, as the lesions may cause serious functional disorders due to their location within or immediately adjacent to the critical ascending and descending sensorimotor pathways. In this case report, we present a patient with a cervical intramedullary AVM that was treated with endovascular therapy.

Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms with remodelling using Leo+ stents.

Background And Purpose: Endovascular embolization is an approved method of treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Several difficulties can be caused by wide-neck aneurysms. In these cases vascular remodelling is required.

Mechanical embolectomy in acute ischaemic stroke--report of the first two cases.

Intravenous thrombolysis is the only approved treatment for acute ischaemic stroke administered within 3 hours of onset. Mechanical embolectomy with the MERCI device is a new treatment option for patients with occlusion of a large cerebral artery who do not meet the current license criteria for thrombolysis, are admitted up to 15 hours from onset, or do not respond to treatment with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA). This is a report of the first two cases of acute ischaemic stroke treated with the MERCI device at our department.

[Safe extirpating of AFJ after preoperative tumor obliteration with tissue adhesive glue].

The purpose of this work is to present the method of operating juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma with the use of preoperative obliteration with tissue adhesive glue (Histoacryl). Authors described the case of 15 years old patient, who was admitted to ENT Department because of epistaxis, nasal obturation and returning headaches. To explain this problem, the routine diagnostics CT and angio-CT scan was applicated.

[Endovascular embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM)].

Unlabelled: The paper presents the technique and outcomes of brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) endovascular treatment using a glue-lipiodol mixture. Embolization was attempted in 33 AVM patients (18 women). In 6 cases (18%) AVMs were complicated by brain aneurysms.

Concomitant heterozygous factor V Leiden mutation and homozygous prothrombin gene variant (G20210A) in patient with cerebral venous thrombosis.

Background: Factor V Leiden mutation represents the most common genetic risk factor of venous thrombosis in Caucasian population. A common mutation in prothrombin gene, which is due to G-->A transition at position 20210, is also associated with elevated prothrombin concentration and thrombosis. Both this mutations may constitute concomitant risk factors for deep venous thrombosis.

[Internal carotid artery wall dissection as a cause of stroke in 19 year old patient. Case report].

The authors report a case of stroke in a young adult patient caused by intracranial internal carotid artery dissection--result of rapid neck movement. The patient developed hemiparesis, but all neurologic symptoms completely regressed after rehabilitation and now (18 months) after stroke there are no neurological symptoms.