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Descriptor
English
:
Intracranial Aneurysm
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Aneurisma Intracraneal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Aneurisma Intracraniano
Synonyms
English
:
Aneurysm, Cerebral
Aneurysm, Intracranial
Basilar Artery Aneurysm
Berry Aneurysm
Brain Aneurysm
Cerebral Aneurysm
Giant Intracranial Aneurysm
Mycotic Aneurysm, Intracranial
Saccular Aneurysm
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.300.510.600
C14.907.055.635
C14.907.253.560.300
Definition
English
:
Abnormal outpouching in the wall of intracranial
blood vessels
. Most common are the saccular (berry) aneurysms located at branch points in
CIRCLE OF WILLIS
at the base of the
brain
. Vessel
rupture
results in
SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
or
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES
. Giant aneurysms (>2.5 cm in diameter) may compress adjacent structures, including the
OCULOMOTOR NERVE
. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, p841)
History Note
English
:
2000(1969)
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:
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Record Number:
2569
Unique Identifier:
D002532
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