Cerebral aneurysm

References

Key articles

Schievink WI. Intracranial aneurysms. N Engl J Med. 1997 Jan 2;336(1):28-40. Abstract

Thompson BG, Brown RD Jr, Amin-Hanjani S, et al. Guidelines for the management of patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2015 Aug;46(8):2368-400.Full text  Abstract

Connolly ES Jr, Rabinstein AA, Carhuapoma JR, et al. Guidelines for the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2012 Jun;43(6):1711-37.Full text  Abstract

Expert Panel on Neurological Imaging., Ledbetter LN, Burns J, et al. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Cerebrovascular diseases - aneurysm, vascular malformation, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Nov;18(11s):S283-S304.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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