Vascularization of the CNS — Neurosciences

Neurosciences · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Comprehensive study of brain and spinal vascular anatomy, physiology of cerebral circulation, blood-brain barrier and expert-level clinical correlations.

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 Clinical Presentation
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