Vascularization of the CNS — Neurosciences

Neurosciences · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Estudio exhaustivo de la anatomía vascular encefálica y medular, fisiología de la circulación cerebral, barrera hematoencefálica y correlaciones clínicas de nivel experto.

What it covers

1. Vascularization of the Central Nervous System
2. Introduction and General Principles of CNS Vascularization
3. Metabolic Demands and Nervous Tissue Vulnerability
4. · Brain energy metabolism
5. · Concept of ischemic penumbra
6. Internal Carotid System — Anterior Circulation
7. · Origin and course of the internal carotid artery (ICA)
8. · Ophthalmic artery
9. · Anterior choroidal artery (ACoA)
10. · Terminal fork of the ACI
11. Vertebrobasilar System — Posterior Circulation
12. · Vertebral arteries
13. · Basilar artery
14. · Posterior cerebral artery (PCA)
15. Polygon of Willis — Arterial Circle of the Brain
16. · Polygon components
17. Cerebral Arterial Territories — Detailed Mapping
18. Perforating, Lenticulostriate and Thalamo-Perforating Arteries
19. · Groups of perforating arteries
20. Superficial and Deep Cerebral Veins
21. · Superficial cerebral veins
22. · Deep cerebral venous system
23. Dural Venous Sinuses — Anatomy and Variants
24. Deep Venous and Brain Stem Drainage
25. Autoregulation of Cerebral Blood Flow
26. · The concept of self-regulation
27. · Self-regulation mechanisms
28. · Autoregulation in the injured brain
29. Blood-brain barrier (BBB)
30. · Structural components of the BBB
31. · Transport mechanisms across the BBB
32. · Zones where the BBB is absent — Circumventricular Organs
33. Cerebrospinal Fluid and Glymphatic System
34. · Production and circulation of CSF
35. · Glymphatic system — the new paradigm
36. Arterial Vascularization of the Spinal Cord
37. · Longitudinal arterial axis
38. · Radiculomedullary arteries (segmental reinforcement)
39. · Medullary vascular vulnerability zones
40. Venous Drainage of the Spinal Cord
41. Ischemic Stroke — Clinical Syndromes by Territory
42. · Classification of ischemic strokes (TOAST)
43. Intracranial Hemorrhages — Anatomy and Clinic
44. · Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
45. · Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
46. Vascular Malformations of the CNS
47. · Classification of vascular malformations
48. · Spetzler-Martin scale for MAV
49. · Moyamoya syndrome