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Semin Neurol 2023; 43(03): 439-453
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771512
Review Article

Venous Pathologies and Interventions of the Head

Tej Ishaan Mehta
1   The United States Air Force Medical Corps, Falls Church, Virginia
2   Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
,
Anirudh Arun
2   Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
,
Caleb Heiberger
2   Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
,
David Cognetti
3   Department of Otolaryngology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
,
Tyler R. Ray
4   Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
5   Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
,
Matthew R. Amans
6   Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
7   Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
,
Kyle Fargen
8   Department of Neurosurgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
,
Thierry A.G.M. Huisman
9   Department of Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
,
Ferdinand Hui
10   Department of Radiology, The Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Abstract

Intracranial venous pathologies are a historically underrecognized group of disorders that can have a devastating impact on patients. Despite advancements in peripheral venous disorders and arterial neurointerventions, intracranial venous pathologies have received comparatively little attention. Understanding the anatomy, physiology, clinical relevance, and treatment options of intracranial venous pathologies is fundamental to evolving therapies and research priorities. This article provides an overview of major intracranial venous pathologies, the respective pathophysiologies, and treatment options.

Keywords

venous - intervention - trauma - congenital - neurovascular - venous sinus thrombosis - venous malformation - endovascular therapy - radiology - stroke


Publication History

Article published online:
10 August 2023

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