Cerebral saccular aneurysm
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Cerebral saccular aneurysm, commonly known as berry aneurysm, is vascular pathology associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Associated pathology
Systemic - other conditions:[1]
Vascular related conditions:[1]
Collagen vascular disease:[1]
- Marfan syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV.
Location
Frequency as per Robbins:[2]
- Anterior communicating artery (ACA) ~40%.
- Middle cerebral artery (MCA) ~35%.
- Internal carotid artery (ICA) ~20%.
Memory device AMI:
- ACA, MCA, ICA.
Note:
- The numbers vary somewhat from source-to-source. There is broad agreement that the ACA is #1.[3]
Images
Cerebral aneurysm, (WC/Prof.Penkert)
Resected MCA Aneurysm filled with multiple coils. (WC/Marvin101)
EVG stain of a cerebral aneurysm. (WC/jensflorian)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 666. ISBN 978-1416054542.
- ↑ Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson; Aster, Jon (2009). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 1297. ISBN 978-1416031215.
- ↑ Seibert, B.; Tummala, RP.; Chow, R.; Faridar, A.; Mousavi, SA.; Divani, AA. (2011). "Intracranial aneurysms: review of current treatment options and outcomes.". Front Neurol 2: 45. doi:10.3389/fneur.2011.00045. PMID 21779274.