Category Cerebrovascular Disease

Where the heart meets the brain: articles on stroke mechanisms, cerebral venous thrombosis, cerebral aneurysm and the cardiac sources of embolism that cardiologists and neurologists manage together.

Cerebral Aneurysm

intracranial aneurysm

Introduction: A consequence of cerebral aneurysm, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has devastating consequences. About 10% of individuals with aneurysmal SAH die before reaching medical attention, 25% die within 24 hours, and 40-49% die within 3 months. Mortality has been estimated…