Angiographic Findings In Patients With Cerebral Aneurysm

Miri S M,; Heidarzadeh C,; Fakhr Tabatabai S A,; Ghanaati H,

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Miri S M, Heidarzadeh C, Fakhr Tabatabai S A, Ghanaati H. Angiographic Findings In Patients With Cerebral Aneurysm. Tehran Univ Med J 2004; 62 (4) :310-314
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Angiographic Findings In Patients With Cerebral Aneurysm

Miri S M ^*

, Heidarzadeh C

, Fakhr Tabatabai S A

, Ghanaati H

Abstract: (7741 Views)

Background: This investigation was conducted in order to study angiographic findings in patients with cerebral aneurysm.

Materials and Methods: The study conducted on 136 cases of ruptured cerebral aneurysms between 1995-2000 confirmed by means of 4-vessel cerebral angiography to get an insight to racial, geographic and environmental factors predisposing to the occurrence of subarachnoid hemorrhage and aneurysm formation. Results: The data analysis revealed the following

Results: 58% of the population comprised of male and 42% female with a mean age of 46 years. 89% of the aneurysms were found in the anterior circulation and 11% occurred in the posterior cerebral circulation. The most common site in both the sexes was the anterior communicating artery. 9.6% of the patients displayed two separate aneurysms. 5.2% of the aneurysms were found to be giant aneurysms and 3% of the patients had fusiform aneurysms.

Conclusion: The low average age, a predilection in male population and the prevalence of aneurysms at carotid and middle cerebral artery bifurcation and the distal branches of anterior cerebral artery and a higher incidence of anterior communicating artery in women were the findings observed in this study.