Table 1. The Characteristics of Patients and Aneurysms.
Number of patients (aneurysms) | 45 (47) |
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Age | 58 years (35 - 80 years) |
Male: Female | 10:35 |
Presentation (n=45) | |
Incidental | 13 (28.9%) |
Cranial nerve palsy ± headache | 18 (40.0%) |
TIA/stroke ± headache | 4 (8.9%) |
Chronic headache | 6 (13.3%) |
Recurrent aneurysm | 2 (4.4%)* |
Stem compression | 1 (2.2%) |
Seizure | 1 (2.2%) |
Aneurysm location (n=47) | |
Internal carotid artery, cavernous segment | 25 (53.2%) |
Internal carotid artery, intradural segment | 11 (23.4%) |
Vertebrobasilar artery trunk | 8 (14.9%) |
Middle cerebral artery | 3 (6.4%) |
Aneurysm shape (n=47) | |
Saccular | 37 (78.7%) |
Fusiform | 10 (21.3%) |
Sac size, mean ± SD | 20.8 ± 6.1 mm |
Neck size, mean ± SD | 11.9 ± 4.7 mm |
Intra-aneurysmal thrombus | 24 (51.1%) |
*One aneurysm was treated with coiling and the other with clipping.