Abstract
An estimated 1% to 5% of adults have a cerebral aneurysm. Each year, approximately 1 in 10,000 North Americans suffer an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, with greater than 50% combined morbidity and mortality. Cerebral aneurysm formation and rupture is associated with a variety of factors, including increasing age, female gender, hypertension, alcohol, smoking, and genetic factors.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Factors
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Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology
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Aneurysm, Ruptured / epidemiology
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Aneurysm, Ruptured / genetics
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Female
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Humans
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Hypertension / epidemiology
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Intracranial Aneurysm / epidemiology*
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Intracranial Aneurysm / genetics
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Intracranial Aneurysm / mortality
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Male
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North America / epidemiology
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Risk Factors
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Sex Factors
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Smoking / epidemiology
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / epidemiology*
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / genetics
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / mortality