Cerebral aneurysm

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Key articles

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

Hoh BL, Ko NU, Amin-Hanjani S, et al. 2023 Guideline for the management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2023 Jul;54(7):e314-70.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

Etminan N, de Sousa DA, Tiseo C, et al. European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Eur Stroke J. 2022 Sep;7(3):V.Full text  Abstract

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