febrero 2019 Archives

Martes 19 de febrero 1:30 PM
Teatro: 5to piso
Dr. Joshua P. Klein

Título: Imaging of cancer treatment –related neurotoxicity.

Dr. Joshua P. Klein is Associate Professor of Neurology and Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He is a neurologist who specializes in hospital neurology and diagnostic neuroimaging and is the founding Chief of the Division of Hospital Neurology in the Department of Neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Klein’s Division is the first academic neurohospitalist service among Harvard Medical School’s affiliated hospitals, and one of only a few nationwide. Dr. Klein holds Leer más

stentIn patients with carotid disease, the purpose of carotid artery revascularization is stroke prevention. For .50 years, carotid endarterectomy has been considered the standard treatment for severe asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid stenoses. Carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged in the last 15 years as minimally invasive alternative to surgery. However, the value of the endovascular approach in the management of carotid disease patients remains highly controversial. The aims of this review are to elucidate the current role of CAS, to describe the major technology advancements in the field, and to speculate about the future of this therapy Carotid artery stenting-comp