| Preface | 6 |
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| Contents | 7 |
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| Part 1: Aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and fistulas | 9 |
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| A randomized trial of unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations ( ARUBA) | 10 |
| Ruptured cerebral aneurysms treated by stent-assisted GDC embolization – two case reports with long- term follow- up | 12 |
| Suction decompression methods for giant internal carotid ophthalmic aneurysms by using revised double lumen balloon catheters | 16 |
| Introduction to tractography-guided navigation: using 3-tesla magnetic resonance tractography in surgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations | 18 |
| Serial diffusion and perfusion MRI analysis of the perihemorrhagic zone in a rat ICH model | 22 |
| Patient and aneurysm characteristics in multiple intracranial aneurysms | 26 |
| Thalamic cavernous angioma: paraculminar supracerebellar infratentorial transtentorial approach for the safe and complete surgical removal | 36 |
| Peripheral large or giant fusiform middle cerebral artery aneurysms: report of our experience and review of literature | 44 |
| Part 2: Dissection of cerebral arteries | 52 |
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| Stroke prevention and treatment in patients with spontaneous carotid dissection | 53 |
| Nationwide surveillance of IC anterior (or dorsal) wall aneurysm: with special reference to its dissecting nature | 57 |
| Clinical manifestation and treatment strategy for non hemorrhagic cerebral arterial dissection | 62 |
| Hemorrhagic cerebral dissecting aneurysms: surgical treatments and results | 66 |
| Part 3: Revascularisation procedures, EC– IC bypass revisited | 75 |
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| Cerebral revascularization by EC– IC bypass – present status | 76 |
| Changes in brain volume after EC– IC bypass surgery | 81 |
| Less invasive technique for EC-IC bypass | 85 |
| Tight contact technique during side-to-side laser tissue soldering of rabbit aortas improves tensile strength | 89 |
| Emergency extra– intracranial bypass surgery in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms | 95 |
| Bonnet bypass in multiple cerebrovascular occlusive disease | 104 |
| Combined treatment using CEA and CAS for carotid arterial stenosis | 109 |
| Part 4: Moyamoya angiopathy, history | 113 |
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| Present status of Moyamoya disease in Japan | 114 |
| Results of direct and indirect revascularisation for adult European patients with Moyamoya angiopathy | 118 |
| Experiences using 3-tesla magnetic resonance imaging in the treatment of Moyamoya disease | 122 |
| Moyamoya angiopathy in Europe: the beginnings in Zurich, practical lessons learned, increasing awareness and future perspectives | 126 |
| Historical landmarks in vascular Neurosurgery ‘‘On July 10th 2006, at the 70th Anniversary of the Departmentof Neurosurgery of Zürich Medical School’’ | 130 |
| Author index | 137 |
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| Index of keywords | 138 |
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