Summary
Four cases of intracranial aneurysms concerning a brother and sister and a mother and son are reported. In the literature sixteen other cases are described. The possibility of a direct hereditary origin of intracranial aneurysms is considered. The view that the familial occurrence of intracranial aneurysms need not necessarily be dependent on familial anomalies of the vascular walls is discussed.
Zusammenfassung
Es wird über 4 Fälle mit intrakraniellem Aneurysma bei Bruder und Schwester und Mutter und Sohn berichtet.
In der Literatur sind 16 weitere Fälle beschrieben worden. Die Möglichkeit einer direkt hereditären Entstehung intrakranieller Aneurysmen wird in Betracht gezogen. Die Ansicht, daß ein familiäres Vorkommen intrakranieller Aneurysmen nicht notwendig von familiären Anomalien der Gefäßwände abhängig sein muß, wird diskutiert.
Résumé
L'auteur rapporte quatre cas d'anevrysmes intracraniens concernant un frère, une sœur d'une part, et une mère et son fils. Dana la littérature 16 autres cas sont décrits. La possibilité d'une origine héréditaire directe des anevrysmes intracraniens est considérée. L'opinion que l'incidence familiale des anevrysmes intracraniens ne nécessite pas nécessairement sa dépendance d'anomalies familiales des parois vasculaires est discutée.
Riassunto
L'A. riferisce su quattro casi di aneurismi endocranici riguardanti un fratello ed una sorella ed una madre ed un figlio. Nella letteratura vengono descritti altri 16 casi del genere. L'A. si sofferma sulle possibilità di un'origine ereditaria degli aneurismi endocranici e sull'ipotesi che il ripetersi di aneurismi endocranici nella stessa famiglia non dipenda necessariamente da anomalie familiari delle pareti vascolari.
Resumen
El autor recoge cuatro casos de aneurismas familiares en una familia (un hermano, una medio-hermana, una madre y su hijo). Se describen 16 casos análogos en la literatura. Se considera la posibilidad de un origen hereditario de los aneurismas y se discute la opinión que la incidencia familiar de los aneurismas intracraneales no es debida necesariamente a anomalías familiares de las paredes vasculares.
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Endtz, L.J. Familial incidence of intracranial aneurysms. Acta neurochir 19, 297–305 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01405525
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