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  • Brain Aneurysms and Screening

    An aneurysm is formed when there is a weakness in the blood vessel (artery) causing a ballooning or ‘out-pouching’ that fills with blood.

  • Carotid and Vertebral Artery Stenting

    Carotid or vertebral artery stenting is an endovascular treatment which means it is performed through a blood vessel by a consultant interventional neuro-radiologist. The procedure is usually carried out under local anaesthetic.

  • Cerebral Cavernomas

    Cavernoma are abnormal clusters of vessels with small bubbles (sometimes known as caverns) filled with blood that make them look like a raspberry or blackberry. Cavernomas are also known as cavernous angioma, cavernous haemangioma or cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM).

  • Cranioplasty

    Cranioplasty is the surgical repair of a bone defect in the skull resulting from a previous operation or injury.

  • Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Of The Brain (DAVF)

    WHAT IS A DURAL ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA?

    • It is one or more abnormal connections from an artery supplying the dura of the brain to a vein or venous sinus draining it. The abnormal connection (s) is/are called fistula.

  • Elective Endovascular Occlusion of Brain Aneurysm

    A brain aneurysm is a fault or weakness in the wall of one of the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain.

  • Intraventricular Haemorrhage

    What is an intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH)? This is bleeding inside or around the ventricles which are the fluid compartments of the brain

  • Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke

    Thrombectomy involves the removal of a blood clot to improve blood flow to the brain. This can help people with their recovery from stroke but, as with all treatments, there are potential benefits and disadvantages to weigh up.

  • Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS)

    Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is a neurological disorder characterised by a sudden onset of severe headache associated with narrowing of blood pipes (intracranial vessels) that supply blood to the brain.

  • Subarachnoid haemorrhage

    What is a subarachnoid haemorrhage and the treatment for it

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