title: Intracranial aneurysm formation in siblings with pseudoxanthoma elasticum: case report.
abstract: Although intracranial aneurysms have been associated with many hereditary collagen disorders, the incidence of brain aneurysms in pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) appears to be exceedingly low and uncertain. We describing a rare case of a sisters with PXE who both developed intracranial aneurysms. This report supports the previously questioned hypothetical association between PXE and intracranial aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: National Brain Aneurysm Center, Saint Joseph Hospital, Twin Cities, MA, USA. adefillo@healtheast.org
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Defillo
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Nussbaum
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011561:Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum / Q000150:complications*; D035781:Siblings; D016896:Treatment Outcome