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. Nevertheless, formal teaching programmes that provide the required experience are limited, and many early career practitioners are not exposed to the crucial technical details essential to safely performing the procedure before they start practising independently. The book presents 100 characteristic case studies to illustrate the salient technical and clinical issues in decision-making and problem solving during the procedure. This book conveys the “real-world” issues and solutions that are not addressed in detail in most books. As such it is a practical teaching book with useful “tips and tricks” on how to handle specific challenging situations, and is particularly useful for fellows in neurointervention training programmes..
Vipul Gupta is the director of Neurointerventional Surgery and co-director of Stroke Unit at Artemis Agrim Institute of Neurosciences, Artemis Hospitals, India. He trained in interventional neuroradiology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. He is a pioneer in the field in India, and his main focus has been on designing new techniques to suit individual patient management challenges. Besides, he is a passionate teacher and has taught and trained young neurointerventionalists from across the country through curriculum-based fellowship program, national conferences, and focused workshops. He has published in acclaimed journals and written book chapters. He is the current secretary of the Society of Therapeutic Neurointervention, India.
Ajit S. Puri is the director of the IntegratedCerebrovascular Program and Neurointerventional Radiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Puri received advanced fellowship training in diagnostic neuroradiology and neurointerventional surgery from Harvard Medical School―Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is highly published, written numerous articles in prestigious journals, authored several book chapters, and is a frequent
Rajsrinivas Parthasarathy is one of the few neurologists trained in vascular neurology and neurointerventional surgery. He is a “Royal college of Physicians” of “UK” certified neurologist and has completed his training from prestigious institutes in Yorkshire deanery, UK. His fellowship training included cerebrovascular diseases (1 year) and interventional neuroradiology (2 years). He is an avid researcher who has published “original research” in highly commended journals.
