Endovascular Therapy for the Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease

Neuroendovascular therapy for the management of cerebrovascular diseases has tremendously evolved since the periods around 1995-2002, mainly because of the rapid advancements in technology. Neuroendovascular technologies and procedures have been standardized to the point that these interventions are routinely performed at many medical centers. Cerebrovascular diseases managed through these therapies include, but are not limited to, ischemic stroke, intracranial and extracranial stenosis, intracranial aneurysms, intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), dural and pial fistulas, and intracranial vascular tumors. In this chapter, we present the current status of neuroendovascular management for the most common cerebrovascular diseases: ischemic stroke, intracranial aneurysms, and AVMs.