Nonruptured intracranial aneurysms: Therapeutic recommendations
With the development of new diagnostic noninvasive tools an increase in the diagnosis of asymptomatic nonruptured intracranial aneurysms has been shown. Physician and patient now have to decide wether to treat or to follow-up these aneurysms. This paper trys to review and to discuss the literature a...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | German |
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2002
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| Summary: | With the development of new diagnostic noninvasive tools an increase in the diagnosis of asymptomatic nonruptured intracranial aneurysms has been shown. Physician and patient now have to decide wether to treat or to follow-up these aneurysms. This paper trys to review and to discuss the literature and to give guidelines for therapeutic decisions. The decision to treat an unruptured intracranial aeurysm must always comprise the individuell factors such as age, life prognosis, neurological status, and the advantages and disdavantages of the considered method. |
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