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Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in General Practice

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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Clinical Practice

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With the increasing availability of imaging techniques and facilities, the numbers of patients in whom an unruptured aneurysm is detected has increased over the last decades (Gabriel et al. Stroke 41(1):21–26, 2010). Unruptured intracranial aneurysms may rupture, giving rise to subarachnoid hemorrhage. Sometimes, preventive occlusion is indicated, but most aneurysms have a less than 1 % risk of rupture in the initial 5 years after detection, and in these instances, the risks of neurosurgical clipping or endovascular occlusion are much larger than the small risk of rupture. Having to live with an untreated aneurysm however imposes a threat on quality of life, and it is pivotal to reduce anxiety and to refrain from restrictions.

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Rinkel, G.J.E., Greebe, P. (2015). Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in General Practice. In: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17840-0_3

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