The book is directed at emergency radiologists and neuroradiologists. It aims at providing exhaustive information that will help the reader understand the clinical problems in the full range of neurological emergencies and to select the methodological and technical options that will ensure prompt and effective response and correct interpretation of the clinical findings.?The various chapters address the most common neuroradiological emergencies, summarize their fundamental physiopathological features, describe the main semiological and differential diagnostic features, and provide operative suggestions for the selection of the appropriate techniques to be applied in a sequential order.?The book addresses the application of state-of-the-art techniques and their implications for clinical practice (particularly the contributions of standard and functional MRI and of spiral and multislice CT). The illustrations provide not only training but also reference material for routine clinical work.

Cerebrovascular Emergencies: Clinical and diagnostic summary

CT in ischaemia
CT in intraparenchymal haermorrhage
CT use in subarachnoid haemorrhage
MRI in ischaemia
Functional MRI in ischaemia
MRI in haemorrahge
Ultrasound
MR angiography
Conventional angiography
Head Injuries: Clinical and diagnostic summary
CT in head injuries
MRI in head injuries
CT in facial trauma
Intracranial Hypertension: Pathophysiology and imaging
Neoplastic craniocerebral emergencies
Angiography in brain tumors
Emergency Neuroresuscitation: Toxic encephalopathy
The neuroradiological approach to patients in coma
Nuclear medicine in neurological emergencies
Diagnosis brain death
Postsurgical craniospinal emergencies
Spinal Emergencies: Clinical and diagnostic summary
CT in spinal trauma emergencies
The use of MRI in emergency spinal trauma cases
Emergency imaging of the spine in the non-trauma patient
Neuropaediatric Emergencies.