Unruptured intracranial aneurysms - Risk of rupture and risks of surgical intervention

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 339, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 1725-1733

  Wiebers, David O ^a   Whisnant, J ^a   Forbes, G ^a   Meissner, I ^a   Brown, R ^a,a   Piepgras, D ^a   Huston, J ^a   Nichols, D ^a   O'Fallon, W ^a   Peacock, J ^a   Jaeger, L ^a   Kassell, N ^a   Kongable Beckman, G ^a   Torner, J ^a   Rajput, M ^a   Drake, C ^a   Kurtzke, J ^a   Marler, J ^b   Walker, M ^b   Meyer, F ^a   Atkinson, J ^a   Marsh, W ^a   Thielen, K ^a   Ferguson, G ^a   Barr, H ^a   Lownie, S ^a   Hachinski, V ^a   Fox, A ^a   Sahjpaul, R ^a   Parrent, A ^a   Mayer, C ^a   Lindsay, K ^a   Teasdale, E ^a   Bone, I ^a   Fatukasi, J ^a   Lindsay, M ^a   Cail, W ^a   Sagher, O ^a   Davis, M ^a   Sengupta, R ^a   Bates, D ^a   Gholkar, A ^a   Murdy, J ^a   Wilson, S ^a   Praharaj, S ^a   Partridge, G ^a   Reynolds, C ^a   Hind, N ^a   Ogilvy, C ^a   Crowell, R ^a   Gress, D ^a,a   Schaefer, P ^a   Choi, I ^a   Buckley, D ^a   Sloan, K ^a   King, D ^a   Giannotta, S ^a   Ameriso, S ^a   Teitelbaum, G ^a   Thomson, E ^a   Fishback, D ^a   Vajda, J ^a   Nyary I ^a   Czirjak S ^a   Horvath M ^a   Szikora, I ^a   Pasztor E ^a   Varady P ^a   Erdos, A ^a   Edner, G ^a   Wahlgren, N ^a   Lindqvist, M ^a   Antonsson, A ^a   Da Pian, R ^a   Pasqualin, A ^a   Chioffi, F ^a   Beltramello, A ^a   Zampieri, G ^a   Benati, A ^a   Rossi, G ^a   Ronkainen, A ^a   Hernesniemi, J ^a,a   Vapalahti, M ^a   Rinne, J ^a   Luukkonen, M ^a   Vihavainen, M ^a   Savolainen, S ^a   Koivisto, T ^a   Leivo, S ^a   Helin, K ^a   Steinberg, G ^a   Marks, M ^a   Vanefsky, M ^a   Norbash, A ^a   Thompson, R ^a   Bell, T ^a   Marcellus, M ^a   Meyer, A ^a   Kerr, R ^a   Adams, C ^a   Molyneux, A ^a   Vinden, S ^a   Bacon, F ^a   Shrimpton, J ^a   Parker, S ^a   Day, A ^a   Nadeau, S ^a   Stachniak, J ^a   Friedman, W ^a   Fessler, R ^a   Peters, K ^a   Jacob, R ^a   Roper, S ^a   Smith, A ^a   LaFrentz, P ^a   Howard, M ^a   Loftus, C ^a   Adams, H ^a   Crosby, D ^a   Rogers, M ^a   Broderick, J ^a   Tew, J ^a   Brott, T ^a   van Loveren, H ^a   Yeh, H ^a   Zuccarello, M ^a   Tomsick, T ^a   Gaskill Shipley, M ^a   Minneci, L ^a   McMahon, N ^a   Castel, J ^a   Orgogozo, J ^a   Loiseau, H ^a   Bourgeois, P ^a   Berge, J ^a   Dousset, V ^a   Cuny, E ^a   Richard, M ^a   Agbi, C ^a   Hugenholtz, H ^a   Benoit, B ^a   Morrish, W ^a   Wee, R ^a   Grahovac, S ^a   Pratt, L ^a   Mortensen, M ^a   Andreoli, A ^a   Testa, C ^a   Comani, V ^a   Trevisan, C ^a   Limoni, P ^a   Carlucci, F ^a   Leonardi, M ^a,a   Sturiale, C ^a   Pendl, G ^a   Eder, H ^a   Klein, G ^a   Eder, M ^a   Leber, K ^a   Horner, T ^a   Leipzig, T ^a   Payner, T ^a   Denardo, A ^a   Scott, J ^a   Redelman, K ^a   Fisher, W ^a   Rosner, M ^a   Vitek, G ^a   Hand, M ^a   Flack, W ^a   Sichez, J ^a   Pertuiset, B ^a   Fohanno, D ^a   Marsault, C ^a   Casasco, A ^a   Biondi, A ^a   Capelle, L ^a   Duffau, H ^a   Winn, H ^a   Grady, M ^a   Newell, D ^a   Longstreth, W ^a   Thompson, P ^a   Bybee, H ^a   Jones, D ^a   Findlay, J ^a   Petruk, K ^a   Steinke, D ^a   Ashforth, R ^a   Stenerson, P ^a   Schindel, D ^a   Vanderhoven, H ^a   Neves, J ^a   Zager, E ^a   Flamm, E ^a   Raps, E ^a   Hurst, R ^a   Parrott, S ^a   Sellers, M ^a   Torchia, M ^a   Anderson, B ^a   West, M ^a   Fewer, D ^a   Hill, N ^a   Sutherland, G ^a   Ross, I ^a   McClarty, B ^a   Brownstone, R ^a   Williams, O ^a   Narotam, P ^a   Christane, L ^a   McGinn, G ^a   Gladish, D ^a   Kirkpatrick, P ^a   Pickard, J ^a   Antoun, N ^a   Simpson, D ^a   Higgins, N ^a   Turner, C ^a   Tebbs, S ^a   Holness, R ^a   Malloy, D ^a   Phillips, S ^a   Maloney, W ^a   Molina De Orozco, V ^a   Baxter, B ^a   Connolly Campbell, K ^a   MacDougall, A ^a   Gentili, F ^a   Wallace, M ^a   ter Brugge, K ^a   Willinsky, R ^a   Tymianski, M ^a   Rickards, L ^a   Tucker, W ^a   Lambert, C ^a   Montanera, W ^a   Rychlewski, C ^a   Flood, C ^a   Villani, R ^a   Sganzerla, E ^a   Tomei, G ^a   Bettinelli, A ^a   Ceccarelli, G ^a   Righini, A ^a   Bello, L ^a   Marras, C ^a   Nelson, R ^a   Lewis, T ^a   Renowden, C ^a   Clarke, Y ^a   Varian, L ^a   Chyatte, D ^a   Sila, C ^a   Perl, J ^a   Masaryk, T ^a   Porterfield, R ^a   Shaw, M ^a   Foy, P ^a   Nixon, T ^a   Dunn, L ^a   Clitheroe, N ^a   Smith, T ^a   Eldridge, P ^a   Humphrey, P ^a   Wiseman, J ^a   Hawkins, K ^a   Owen, L ^a   Ost, K ^a   Saminaden, S ^a   Mohr, G ^a   Schondorf, R ^a   Carlton, J ^a   Maleki, M ^a   Just, N ^a   Brien, S ^a   Entis, S ^a   Tampieri, D ^a   Simons, N ^a   Mooij, J ^a   Metzemaekers, J ^a   Hew, J ^a   Beks, J ^a   van der Veen, A ^a   Bosma, I ^a   Sprengers, M ^a   Rinkel, G ^a   van Gijn, J ^a   Ramos, L ^a   Tulleken, C ^a   Greebe, P ^a   van Vliet, F ^a   Borgesen, S ^a   Jespersen, B ^a   Boge Rasmussen, T ^a   Willumsen, L ^a   Homer, D ^a   Eller, T ^a   Carpenter, J ^a   Meyer, J ^a   Munson, R ^a   Small, B ^a   Nussbaum, E ^a   Heros, R ^a,a   Latchaw, R ^a   Camarata, P ^a   Lundgren, J ^a   Mattsen, N ^a   Whittle, I ^a   Sellar, R ^a   O'Sullivan, M ^a   Steers, A ^a   Statham, P ^a   Malcolm, G ^a   Price, R ^a   Hoffman, B ^a   Yonas, H ^a   Wechsler, L ^a   Thompson Dobkin, J ^a   Jungreis, C ^a   Kassam, A ^a   Kirby, L ^a   Parent, A ^a   Lewis, A ^a   Azordegan, P ^a   Smith, R ^a,a   Alexander, L ^a   Gordon, D ^a   Russell, W ^a   Benashvili, G ^a   Perry, R ^a   Scalzo, D ^a   Mandybur, G ^a   Morgan, C ^a   Karanjia, P ^a   Madden, K ^a   Kelman, D ^a   Gallant, T ^a   Vanderspek, H ^a   Choucair, A ^a   Neal, J ^a   Mancl, K ^a   Saveland H ^a   Brandt, L ^a   Holtas S ^a   Trulsson, B ^a   Macdonald, R ^a   Weir, B ^a   Mojtahedi, S ^a   Amidei, C ^a   Vermeulen, M ^a   Bosch, D ^a   Hulsmans, F ^a   Albrecht, K ^a   Roos, Y ^a   Vet, A ^a   Gorissen, A ^a   Mechielsen, M ^a   Martin, N ^a   Gobin, Y ^a   Saver, J ^a   Vinuela, F ^a   Duckwiler, G ^a   Kelly, D ^a   Frazee, J ^a   da Graca, R ^a   Gravori, T ^a   Illingworth, R ^a   Richards, P ^a   Wade, J ^a   Colquhoun, I ^a   Bashir, E ^a   Shortt, S ^a   Weaver, J ^a   Fisher, M ^a   Stone, B ^a   Chaturvedi, S ^a   Davidson, R ^a   Davidson, K ^a   Giombini, S ^a   Solero, C ^a   Boiardi, A ^a   Cimino, C ^a   Valentini, S ^a   Silvani, A ^a   Alberts, M ^a   Friedman, A ^a   Gentry, A ^a   Hoffman, K ^a   Hughes, R ^a   Lillihei, K ^a   Earnest, M ^a   Nichols, J ^a   Kindt, G ^a   Anderson, A ^a   Levy, S ^a   Breeze, R ^a   Noonan, V ^a   Dowd, C ^a   Vanwestrop, J ^a   Wilson, C ^a   Berger, M ^a   Hannegan, L ^a   Marcos, J ^a   Ugarte, L ^a   Kitchen, N ^a   Taylor, W ^a   Kumar, M ^a   Grieve, J ^a   Durity, F ^a   Boyd, M ^a   Fairholm, D ^a   Griesdale, D ^a   Honey, C ^a   Redekop, G ^a   Toyota, B ^a   Turnbull, I ^a   Woodhurst, W ^a   Zwimpfer, T ^a   Teal, P ^a   Grabe, D ^a   Brevner, A ^a   Piepgras, A ^a   Schmiedek, P ^a   Schwartz, A ^a   Weber, T ^a   Biller, J ^a   Brem, S ^a   Cybulski, G ^a   Chadwick, L ^a   Bronstein, K ^a   Pietila T ^a   Brock, M ^a   Krug, D ^a   Krznaric, I ^a   Kivisaari, R ^a   more..

^a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ^*  (Finland)

^b National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0032506614     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199812103392401     Document Type: Article

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