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Controversies in epidemiology of intracranial aneurysms and SAH.
Nature reviews. Neurology - 1 Jan 2016
Korja Miikka, Kaprio Jaakko
Abstract excerpt
Rupture of an intracranial aneurysm is the most common cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), which is a life-threatening acute cerebrovascular event that typically affects working-age people. The exact prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) is unknown, but at least one in 20 to 30 adults is likely to carry an asymptomatic UIA. Approximately one quarter of these UIAs rupture in a lifetime....
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