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Initial and Follow-up Screening for Aneurysms in Families with Familial Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Neurol 51:1125-1130, Raaymakers,T.W.M.,et al, 1998
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Article Abstract
Overall, we found 16 aneurysms in 10 of 125 relatives (8%; 95% CI, 4 to 14%). Of the nine patients with previous surgery for ruptured or unruptured intracranial aneurysms, three had new aneurysms. Two factors were associated with a significantly higher risk of intracranial aneurysms: 1) a history of treatment for ruptured or unruptured intracranial aneurysms (relative risk 5.5; 95% CI, 1.7 to 17.8) and 2) having three or more affected relatives (relative risk 3.3; 95% CI, 1.0 to 10.6). Siblings tended to have a higher risk of intracranial aneurysms than did children of SAH patients, although the difference was not significant. Because the yield is high, screening is recommended in first-degree members of families with familial SAH. Repeated screening should be considered in relatives who have been treated for familial intracranial aneurysms.
 
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