Carotid Endarterectomy: Techniques and Perioperative Management / 대한뇌혈관학회지

Carotid arterial disease is the most common extracranial origin of brain infarction and accounts for about 10-20% of stroke and 50% of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). Significant changes in the treatment of this disease have occurred over past few years and relative importance of carotid surgery is on the increase in the prevention of ischemic stroke. In this article, we aim to review the basics and the recent controversies of carotid endarterectomy.

Delayed CT Guided Stereotaxic Evacuation of Hypertensive Intracerebral Hematoma

The authors analyzed 11 patients of hypertensive intracerebral hematoma who had undergone the delayed CT guided stereotaxic evacuation. this delayed stereotaxic evacuation seemed to be highly effective in improving the motor weakness rather than mental state. Such effect was appeared immediately after the procedures in most of the patients, even in very small amount of hematoma. In addition, we could shorten the total hospital periods. The most effective time of this delayed stereotaxic evacuation was seemed to be in around 2 weeks after the hemorrhage.