title: [Unruptured intracranial aneurysms].
abstract: The incidental discovery of an asymptomatic intracranial arterial aneurysm is no longer uncommon. It can change a person's life. Decision-making should be guided by a thorough comparison of the risks associated with the natural course and with microsurgical or endovascular intervention. At present this comparison will favor a conservative approach in the majority of patients, especially in those with small aneurysms or who are over 50 years old.
authors: Klinik für Neurologie, Zentrum der Neurologie und Neurochirurgie, Klinikum der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland. h.steinmetz@em.uni-frankfurt.de
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mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy