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. 2019 Jul;40(7):1112–1116. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6105

Patient and aneurysm characteristics at baselinea

Wall Enhancement (n = 19)
No Wall Enhancement (n = 46)
Unstable during FU (n = 4) Stable during FU (n = 15)
Median age (IQR) (yr) 50 (47–53) 60 (55–68) 55 (52–61)
Female sex 4 (100) 11 (73) 37 (80)
Hypertension 2 (50) 9 (60) 21 (46)
Smoking status
    Current smoker 2 (50) 3 (20) 14 (30)
    Previous smoker 1 (25) 10 (67) 25 (54)
    Never smoked 1 (25) 2 (13) 7 (15)
Previous SAH 3 (20) 11 (24)
Family history of intracranial aneurysms 1 (25) 10 (22)
Aneurysm location
    ICA (excluding PcomA) 1 (7) 16 (35)
    PcomA 1 (7) 3 (7)
    ACA/AcomA/pericallosal artery 1 (7) 9 (20)
    MCA 4 (100) 11 (73) 12 (26)
    Basilar artery 1 (7) 2 (4)
    Other posterior circulation 4 (9)
Aneurysm size (mm)
    1.0–2.9 1 (7) 16 (35)
    3.0–4.9 3 (20) 16 (35)
    5.0–6.9 3 (75) 6 (40) 11 (24)
    ≥7.0 1 (25) 5 (33) 3 (7)
Irregular shape 6 (40) 9 (20)
Median follow-up duration (IQR) (mo) 15 (12–28) 27 (19–31) 27 (24–32)

Note:—PcomA indicates posterior communicating artery; AcomA, anterior communicating artery; ACA, anterior cerebral artery; FU, follow-up; IQR, interquartile range; MCA, middle cerebral artery; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; –, no patients.

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Data are aneurysm-based instead of patient-based and are presented as number (%) unless stated otherwise.