Cerebrovascular Disease
Cerebrovascular disease is a group of brain dysfunctions related to disease of blood vessels supplying the brain. The most common causes of cerebrovascular disease are due to obstruction of arteries or circulatory abnormalities.
Patients with a cerebrovascular disease may have vasculitis or arteritis of the proximal vessels such as the innominate or subclavian arteries; carotid atherosclerosis; and blood vessel abnormalities within the brain which can include intracranial atherosclerosis, cerebral aneurysms or cerebral arterial venous malformations. In addition, patients may suffer from abnormal vessels within the brain that include cavernous malformations and venous anomalies.
Albany Med Advantage
The Cerebrovascular Disease team of the Neurosciences Institute is comprised of a multidisciplinary group of specialists that includes neuroradiology, neurosurgery, vascular surgery; stroke neurology and neurointensive care, and encompasses all aspects of clinical management and basic neuroscience research for the treatment of cerebrovascular diseases.
Surgical treatment for cerebrovascular disease is available by skilled specialists for the entire spectrum of these disorders such as aneurysms, AVM, and surgical treatment for occlusive vascular disease. An important development in enhancing the care of patients with cerebrovascular disease is the Neurological Observation Stroke Unit. It is the only neurological observation unit, in the region, with a team dedicated to caring for patients with neurological disorders requiring focused observation and invasive monitoring.
