Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms in Elderly Patients

The prevalence of unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs) in elderly patients is increasing in our aging population. UCA management in elderly patients has some difficulties, such as reduced life expectancy, increased comorbidities and treatment risks, and poor prognosis in case of rupture. In this rev...

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Autores principales: HISHIKAWA, Tomohito, DATE, Isao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2017
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5495955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28428448
http://dx.doi.org/10.2176/nmc.ra.2016-0286
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description The prevalence of unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs) in elderly patients is increasing in our aging population. UCA management in elderly patients has some difficulties, such as reduced life expectancy, increased comorbidities and treatment risks, and poor prognosis in case of rupture. In this review article, we summarize the most recent findings on the natural history, therapeutic options and treatment results for UCAs exclusively in elderly patients, and describe possible medical treatments for patients with UCAs.
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spelling pubmed-54959552017-09-15 Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms in Elderly Patients HISHIKAWA, Tomohito DATE, Isao Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) Review Article The prevalence of unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs) in elderly patients is increasing in our aging population. UCA management in elderly patients has some difficulties, such as reduced life expectancy, increased comorbidities and treatment risks, and poor prognosis in case of rupture. In this review article, we summarize the most recent findings on the natural history, therapeutic options and treatment results for UCAs exclusively in elderly patients, and describe possible medical treatments for patients with UCAs. The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2017-06 2017-04-19 /pmc/articles/PMC5495955/ /pubmed/28428448 http://dx.doi.org/10.2176/nmc.ra.2016-0286 Text en © 2017 The Japan Neurosurgical Society This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5495955/
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