The management of cerebral aneurysms is still sub are being carried out
on unruptured cerebral aneu ject of controversy in spite of recent
dramatic advances rysms and presentation of such new clinical experi in
surgical techniques and neuro-intensive care. Cur ences allowed
intensive discussions in order to find out rently there are three main
topics in this field with to updated and proper ways to focus the
treatment. The tally different aspects: second day provided updated
information on neuro critical care aspects as well as endovascular and
surgi 1) management of unruptured cerebral aneurysms as cal treatment
modalities as performed in daily practice a preventive medicine and in
Zurich and Japan. Round table discussions encour 2) neurocritical
management of severe subarachnoid aged an interactive communication
between the par hemorrhage (SAH) after rupture and ticipants and
faculty. 3) advances in the microsurgical and endovascular techniques
regarding the management of cerebral In this volume we publish the
proceedings of this aneurysms. Swiss-Japanese Joint Conference on
Cerebral Aneur ysm. Our gratitude is extended to the many contrib In
order to create an opportunity to discuss these top utors and to all
those who participated in the confer ics, the Swiss-Japanese Joint
Conference on Cerebral ence. Publication of the proceedings is supported
by Aneurysm Management was held in Zurich, Switzer Health Sciences
Research Grants for Medical Frontier land, from May 5 to 7, 2001; Prof.
Dr. Y. Yonekawa, Strategy Research regarding multi-center studies on
Zurich and Prof. Dr. Y."