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Descriptor
English
:
Intracranial Aneurysm
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Aneurisma Intracraneal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Aneurisma Intracraniano
Synonyms
English
:
Aneurysm, Cerebral
Aneurysm, Intracranial
Basilar Artery Aneurysm
Berry Aneurysm
Brain Aneurysm
Cerebral Aneurysm
Giant Intracranial Aneurysm
Mycotic Aneurysm, Intracranial
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.300.510.600
C14.907.055.635
C14.907.253.560.300
Definition
English
:
Abnormal outpouching in the wall of intracranial
blood vessels
. Most common are the saccular (berry) aneurysms located at branch points in
CIRCLE OF WILLIS
at the base of the
brain
. Vessel
rupture
results in
SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
or
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES
. Giant aneurysms (>2.5 cm in diameter) may compress adjacent structures, including the
OCULOMOTOR NERVE
. (From Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, p841)
History Note
English
:
2000(1969)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
2569
Unique Identifier:
D002532
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