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Familial Association of Intracranial Aneurysms and Cervical Artery Dissections Stroke 22:1426-1430, Schievink,W.I.,et al, 1991 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract The medical records of all 175 patients with spontaneous dissections of the cervical arteries who were seen at the Mayo Clinic between 1970 and 1989 were reviewed to identify families in which intracranial aneurysms and cervical dissections coexisted.Three families were identified in which intracranial aneurysms and cervical artery dissections were observed among siblings.These families are described in detail.The familial occurrence of intracranial aneurysms and cervical artery dissections within the same families provides support to the importance of a common underlying arteriopathy in the pathogenesis of both these disorders.The underlying vascular defect may,at least in some cases,be inherited.

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