Benefits of surgical treatment for unruptured intracranial aneurysms in elderly patients

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-25

  Jang, E Wook ^a   Jung, Jin Young ^a   Hong, Chang Ki ^a   Joo, Jin Yang ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clipping; Coil embolization; Elderly patients; Risk factors; Treatment related morbidity; Unruptured intracranial aneurysms

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLIP; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNRUPTURED INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM;

EID: 79953057042     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2011.49.1.20     Document Type: Article

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