Aneurysms most commonly arose from the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (22%), the middle cerebral artery (18%), and the anterior communicating artery (13%). Male sex, age <50 years, aneurysms >6 ...

The call led to a shocking diagnosis. She had a ruptured brain aneurysm that was categorized as grade 5, one of the most severe. “I'm told that I vomited,” said Smith, who lives in Cleveland.

Unruptured brain aneurysms rarely cause symptoms. Some may not require treatment, but a doctor may actively monitor them for signs of growth. Others may require surgery to seal the aneurysm and ...

Objective To present a technical report of a salvage technique used to realign a prolapsed Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) during the treatment of a giant internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm.

The Brain Aneurysm Institute at BIDMC, led by renowned neurosurgeon Christopher S. Ogilvy, MD (Director), is one of the premier centers for neurovascular diseases worldwide. We provide leading-edge ...

Background and purpose We previously reported a single-centre study demonstrating that smoking confers a six-fold increased risk for having an unruptured intracranial aneurysm (UIA) in women aged ...

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BROOKFIELD — The only memory Jennifer Mix said she has of the brain aneurysms that rendered her comatose is of calling her mother and saying she had “a terrible headache.” “I can only tell ...

The presence of an incorporated branch as well as its anatomical relationship to the intracranial aneurysms (IAs) and the parent artery may affect the occlusion outcome following flow diversion. This ...