Table 2.
Incidental intracranial aneurysms identified in 225 patients with acute stroke. Incidental intracranial aneurysms identified in 16/225 patients (8%, 95% confidence interval 4% to 11%).
| No. of female patients with incidental aneurysms | 11 out of 16 (one patient had two aneurysms) |
| Ipsilateral to stroke territory | 5/18 (31%) |
| Location (n%) | |
| Internal carotid artery | 9/18 (50%)a |
| Anterior communicating | 2/18 (11%) |
| Middle cerebral artery | 2/18 (11%)a |
| Anterior cerebral artery | 1/18 (6%) |
| Posterior communicating | 1/18 (6%) |
| Posterior cerebral artery | 1/18 (6%) |
| Basilar artery | 1/18 (6%) |
| Vertebral artery | 1/18 (6%) |
a
Denotes two intracranial aneurysms detected in a single patient.