Article
A ten percent prevalence of asymptomatic familial intracranial aneurysms: preliminary report on 110 magnetic resonance angiography studies in members of 21 Finnish familial intracranial aneurysm families.
Neurosurgery - 1 Aug 1994
Ronkainen A, Hernesniemi J, Ryynänen M, Puranen M, Kuivaniemi H
Abstract excerpt
The population in eastern Finland has been stable for generations, causing a high degree of genetic isolation and providing excellent possibilities for follow-up studies. Of 91 families with familial intracranial aneurysms, 21 were randomly selected for prospective magnetic resonance angiography...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Angiography, Digital Subtraction
- Cerebral Angiography
- Female
- Finland
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Polycystic Kidney Diseases
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors