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Intracranial aneurysms in sickle cell patients: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.
Brandão, Rafael Augusto Castro Santiago; de Carvalho, Gervásio Teles C; Reis, Baltazar Leão; Bahia, Enderson; de Souza, Atos Alves.
Afiliação
  • Brandão RA; Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Casa Hospital, Faculty of Medical Science of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. rafabrand@gmail.com
Surg Neurol ; 72(3): 296-9; discussion 299, 2009 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18614211
BACKGROUND: The sickle cell disease has different neurologic complications, including cerebral aneurysms. This disease may lead to endothelial damage, which favors the development of cerebral aneurysms. Only a few cases demonstrated by cerebral angiography or surgery have been reported in the English literature referring to cerebral aneurysms in sickle cell patients. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report 2 patients with sickle cell disease whose cerebral aneurysms were successfully treated by open surgery. CONCLUSION: Sickle cell patients have a high occurrence of multiple aneurysms, and a high prevalence of posterior circulation aneurysms. This must be interpreted with caution, and further studies are needed to confirm this association.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Hemorragia Subaracnóidea / Aneurisma Intracraniano / Anemia Falciforme Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Surg Neurol Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Hemorragia Subaracnóidea / Aneurisma Intracraniano / Anemia Falciforme Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Surg Neurol Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos