Prevalence of extracranial carotid artery aneurysms in patients with an intracranial aneurysm.

V E C PourierC J H C M van LaarhovenM D I VergouwenG J E RinkelGert J de Borst

Published in: PloS one (2017)

This comprehensive study suggests a prevalence for ECAA of approximately 2% of patients with an IA. The rarity of the disease makes screening unnecessary so far. Future registry studies should study the factors associated with IA and ECAA to estimate the prevalence of ECAA in these young patients more accurately.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
coronary artery
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
middle aged
middle cerebral artery