title: Introduction: venous brain circulation disorders.
abstract: Brain ischemia by arterial occlusion has been a focus of attention for decades, and cerebral venous disorders have been an underestimated condition of potentially good outcome if diagnosed and treated promptly. Recently, there has been considerable interest in cerebral injury following cerebral venous circulation disorders because diagnosis has improved as our understanding of the diseases and modern imaging technologies have advanced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakase
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D054080:Vein of Galen Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy