title: Update on endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular diseases.
abstract: Several developments in endovascular technology have greatly expanded the application of these techniques to treat extra- and intracranial cerebrovascular diseases. This review explores the indications, techniques, and clinical results for endovascular treatment of ischemic stroke and intracranial stenoses, aneurysms, and arteriovenous malformations.
authors.affiliation: Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Research Center, Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07101, USA.
authors.forename: M Shazam
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Adnan I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: Jawad F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kirmani
authors.forename: Afshin A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Divani
authors.forename: L Nelson
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Hopkins
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000628:therapy; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy