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The international literature reports a prevalence of intracranial aneurysms (ICA) of around 1000 per 100,000 persons, with 85% of the ICA located on the anterior circulation around the circle of Willis, 45% of which are on the anterior communicating artery [3, 25]. The highest incidence of ICA in the population is at around 55–60 years of age.
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Raftopoulos, C. (2009). Surgical Management of Intracranial Aneurysms of the Anterior Circulation. In: Sindou, M. (eds) Practical Handbook of Neurosurgery. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-84820-3_17
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