Clinical outcomes of treatment for intracranial aneurysm in elderly patients.
Jun Hee ParkYoung Im KimYong Cheol LimPublished in: Journal of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery (2014)
SAH patients with high grade HHG and IVH are associated with poor outcome with statistical significance, all the more prominent the older the patient is. Therefore, the indication for aggressive therapy should be considered more carefully in these patients. However, as the outcomes for elderly patients with UIAs were excellent regardless of the treatment modality, aggressive treatment could always be considered in UIAs cases.