Johns Hopkins Cerebrovascular Center aims to provide the best prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for patients with a wide range of cerebrovascular disorders. Our comprehensive approach combines expertise of neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and other professionals across multiple specialties to develop tailored treatment plans for our patients.
Conditions We Treat
Our team treats a variety of conditions related to blood vessel abnormality or malfunction that occurs in the brain, spinal cord or neck. We offer emergency services for patients with conditions such as stroke that require urgent treatment. We also help patients who are stable and in need of diagnosis and treatment for a condition like a cerebral aneurysm. Learn more about condition we treat:
- Arteriovenous fistula (AVF)
- Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVF)
- Spinal arteriovenous fistulas
- Carotid cavernous fistulas
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
- Carotid artery stenosis
- Cavernous malformation
- Moyamoya disease
- Stroke
- Brain aneurysm (ruptured and unruptured)
- Intracerebral hemorrhage
- Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
- Chronic subdural hematomas
- Pseudotumor cerebri
Tests and Treatments for Cerebrovascular Conditions
Our experts stay at the forefront of surgical and neurological techniques, including minimally invasive endovascular procedures.
Imaging Tests
These tests are commonly used in diagnosis and follow-up care for many cerebrovascular conditions:
Brain Aneurysm Procedures
Carotid Artery Stenosis Procedures
Stroke Procedures
- Surgical thrombectomy (open)
- Mechanical thrombectomy (endovascular / minimally invasive)
Other Procedures
- Endovascular embolization for AVM, AVF and subdural hematomas
- Microsurgical extracranial-to-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery
- Microsurgical EDMS and EDAS
- Microsurgical resection for AVF, AVM and cavernomas
- Endovascular treatment of pseudotumor cerebri with dural venous stents
Brain Arteriovenous Malformation | Kate’s Story
When Kate was unable to wake up one morning, her family sought emergency care. An MRI revealed a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) — a dangerous tangle of blood vessels that connects arteries and veins in the brain.
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