Microvascular Anastomoses for Cerebral Ischemia [Paperback]

I. Structure and Function.- 1. Anatomy and Physiology Pertinent to Stroke.- 2. Canine Cerebral Ischemia.- 3. Anatomical Studies of the Posterior Circulation Relevant to Occipital Artery Bypass.- 4. Comparison of Blood Flow and Patency in Arterial and Vein Grafts to the Basilar Artery.- 5. The Endothelial Surface of Arteries: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Examination of Normal and Anastomosed Vessels.- 6. The Experimental Effects of Prostaglandin E1 on Small Vessel Patency.- II. Metabolism.- 7. Oxidative Metabolism in Cerebral Ischemia.- 8. Evidence for Barbiturate Protection in Focal Cerebral Ischemia: A Hypothesis for Mechanism and Clinical Utility.- 9. Transient Ischemic Attacks and Metabolic Aspects of Their Relief by Microneurosurgical Anastomosis.- III. Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis.- 10. Management of Risk Factors and Other Diseases in Candidates for Microneurosurgical Anastomosis in Cerebral Ischemia.- 11. Ocular Plethysmography and Suction Ophthalmo-dynamometry in the Diagnosis of Carotid Occlusive Disease.- 12. Collateral Circulation of the Brain.- 13. Angiographic Cerebral Blood Flow Patterns in STA-MCA Anastomosis Candidates.- IV. Surgical Techniques.- 14. Contemporary Techniques of Cerebral Revascularization.- 15. External Carotid-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass Using Free Graft Bypass.- 16. Electromagnetic Blood Flowmetry in Microvascular Anastomosis.- 17. Brain Vascularization by Transplanted Omentum.- V. Clinical-Hemodynamic Considerations.- 18. Augmentation of Collateral Hemispheric Blood Pressure following Superficial Temporal to Middle Cerebral Artery Anastomosis: Documentation by Ocular Plethysmography.- 19. Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Studies following Superficial Temporal-Middle Cerebral Artery Anastomosis.- 20. Current Status of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Measurement in Revascularization Microsurgery of the Brain.- 21. Estimation of Flow Through STA Bypass Graft.- 22. Cerebral Blood Flow in Stroke-Type Patients.- VI. Clinical Results.- 2l“Y