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Cerebral arterial aneurysm

MedGen UID:
220937
•Concept ID:
C1290398
•
Disease or Syndrome; Finding
Synonym: Cerebral artery aneurysm
SNOMED CT: Cerebral arterial aneurysm (128608001)

Definition

A balloon type pouch or bulge in the wall of a cerebral artery. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCerebral arterial aneurysm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms- Pathogenesis and Individualized Management.
Etminan N, Dörfler A, Steinmetz H
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2020 Apr 3;117(14):235-242. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0235. PMID: 32449895Free PMC Article
Update on flow diverters for the endovascular management of cerebral aneurysms.
Rajah G, Narayanan S, Rangel-Castilla L
Neurosurg Focus 2017 Jun;42(6):E2. doi: 10.3171/2017.3.FOCUS16427. PMID: 28565980
Unruptured intracranial aneurysms: natural history, clinical outcome, and risks of surgical and endovascular treatment.
Wiebers DO, Whisnant JP, Huston J 3rd, Meissner I, Brown RD Jr, Piepgras DG, Forbes GS, Thielen K, Nichols D, O'Fallon WM, Peacock J, Jaeger L, Kassell NF, Kongable-Beckman GL, Torner JC; International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Investigators
Lancet 2003 Jul 12;362(9378):103-10. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)13860-3. PMID: 12867109

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Experiences with TachoSil® in microneurosurgery.
Kivelev J, Göhre F, Niemelä M, Hernesniemi J
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015 Sep;157(8):1353-7; discussion 1357. Epub 2015 Jul 3 doi: 10.1007/s00701-015-2473-x. PMID: 26136196
Transfusion Frequency of Red Blood Cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma, and Platelets During Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery.
Luostarinen T, Lehto H, Skrifvars MB, Kivisaari R, Niemelä M, Hernesniemi J, Randell T, Niemi T
World Neurosurg 2015 Aug;84(2):446-50. Epub 2015 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.03.053. PMID: 25839398
Histologically verified cerebral aneurysm formation secondary to embolism from cardiac myxoma. Case report.
Furuya K, Sasaki T, Yoshimoto Y, Okada Y, Fujimaki T, Kirino T
J Neurosurg 1995 Jul;83(1):170-3. doi: 10.3171/jns.1995.83.1.0170. PMID: 7782838
Cerebral arterial aneurysm formation and rupture in 20,767 elderly patients: hypertension and other risk factors.
Taylor CL, Yuan Z, Selman WR, Ratcheson RA, Rimm AA
J Neurosurg 1995 Nov;83(5):812-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.1995.83.5.0812. PMID: 7472548
The treatment of associated intracranial aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations.
Cunha e Sa MJ, Stein BM, Solomon RA, McCormick PC
J Neurosurg 1992 Dec;77(6):853-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.1992.77.6.0853. PMID: 1432126

Diagnosis

Subarachnoid hemorrhage in a Japanese cocaine abuser: Cocaine-related sudden death.
Takayama M, Waters B, Fujii H, Hara K, Kashiwagi M, Matsusue A, Ikematsu N, Kubo SI
Leg Med (Tokyo) 2018 May;32:43-47. Epub 2018 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2018.02.008. PMID: 29518652
Rupture of intracranial arterial aneurysms in neonates: case report and review of the literature.
Vizcaíno-Díaz C, Sánchez-Zaplana H, Ruiz JC, Jiménez-Cobo B
J Child Neurol 2009 Feb;24(2):208-14. doi: 10.1177/0883073808322327. PMID: 19182159
Radiologic and clinical findings of Behçet disease: comprehensive review of multisystemic involvement.
Chae EJ, Do KH, Seo JB, Park SH, Kang JW, Jang YM, Lee JS, Song JW, Song KS, Lee JH, Kim AY, Lim TH
Radiographics 2008 Sep-Oct;28(5):e31. Epub 2008 Jul 6 doi: 10.1148/rg.e31. PMID: 18603663
Cerebral arterial aneurysm formation and rupture in 20,767 elderly patients: hypertension and other risk factors.
Taylor CL, Yuan Z, Selman WR, Ratcheson RA, Rimm AA
J Neurosurg 1995 Nov;83(5):812-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.1995.83.5.0812. PMID: 7472548
Cerebral blood flow in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage studied with an intravenous isotope technique. Its clinical significance in the timing of surgery of cerebral arterial aneurysm.
Nilsson BW
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1977;37(1-2):33-48. doi: 10.1007/BF01401924. PMID: 878924

Therapy

Experiences with TachoSil® in microneurosurgery.
Kivelev J, Göhre F, Niemelä M, Hernesniemi J
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015 Sep;157(8):1353-7; discussion 1357. Epub 2015 Jul 3 doi: 10.1007/s00701-015-2473-x. PMID: 26136196
Cerebral arterial aneurysm formation and rupture in 20,767 elderly patients: hypertension and other risk factors.
Taylor CL, Yuan Z, Selman WR, Ratcheson RA, Rimm AA
J Neurosurg 1995 Nov;83(5):812-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.1995.83.5.0812. PMID: 7472548
Systemic vasomotor interaction between nicardipine and hypocapnic alkalosis in man.
Combes P, Fauvage B
Intensive Care Med 1992;18(2):89-92. doi: 10.1007/BF01705038. PMID: 1613204
The treatment of associated intracranial aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations.
Cunha e Sa MJ, Stein BM, Solomon RA, McCormick PC
J Neurosurg 1992 Dec;77(6):853-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.1992.77.6.0853. PMID: 1432126
Rupture of a cerebral aneurysm associated with nifedipine treatment.
Gill JS, Zezulka AV, Horrocks PM
Postgrad Med J 1986 Nov;62(733):1029-30. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.62.733.1029. PMID: 3628148Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Diffuse cerebral angiomatosis associated to basilar apex aneurysm.
Umana GE, Spitaleri A, Fricia M, Indorato I, Nicoletti GF, Cicero S, Scalia G
Br J Neurosurg 2023 Oct;37(5):1215-1219. Epub 2020 Oct 21 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2020.1836324. PMID: 33084435
Experiences with TachoSil® in microneurosurgery.
Kivelev J, Göhre F, Niemelä M, Hernesniemi J
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2015 Sep;157(8):1353-7; discussion 1357. Epub 2015 Jul 3 doi: 10.1007/s00701-015-2473-x. PMID: 26136196
Histologically verified cerebral aneurysm formation secondary to embolism from cardiac myxoma. Case report.
Furuya K, Sasaki T, Yoshimoto Y, Okada Y, Fujimaki T, Kirino T
J Neurosurg 1995 Jul;83(1):170-3. doi: 10.3171/jns.1995.83.1.0170. PMID: 7782838
Cerebral arterial aneurysm formation and rupture in 20,767 elderly patients: hypertension and other risk factors.
Taylor CL, Yuan Z, Selman WR, Ratcheson RA, Rimm AA
J Neurosurg 1995 Nov;83(5):812-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.1995.83.5.0812. PMID: 7472548
The treatment of associated intracranial aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations.
Cunha e Sa MJ, Stein BM, Solomon RA, McCormick PC
J Neurosurg 1992 Dec;77(6):853-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.1992.77.6.0853. PMID: 1432126

Clinical prediction guides

Subarachnoid hemorrhage in a Japanese cocaine abuser: Cocaine-related sudden death.
Takayama M, Waters B, Fujii H, Hara K, Kashiwagi M, Matsusue A, Ikematsu N, Kubo SI
Leg Med (Tokyo) 2018 May;32:43-47. Epub 2018 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2018.02.008. PMID: 29518652
Transfusion Frequency of Red Blood Cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma, and Platelets During Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery.
Luostarinen T, Lehto H, Skrifvars MB, Kivisaari R, Niemelä M, Hernesniemi J, Randell T, Niemi T
World Neurosurg 2015 Aug;84(2):446-50. Epub 2015 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.03.053. PMID: 25839398
Accuracy and precision of calibrated arterial pulse contour analysis in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage requiring high-dose vasopressor therapy: a prospective observational clinical trial.
Metzelder SM, Coburn M, Stoppe C, Fries M, Simon TP, Reinges MH, Höllig A, Rossaint R, Marx G, Rex S
Crit Care 2014 Feb 5;18(1):R25. doi: 10.1186/cc13715. PMID: 24499533Free PMC Article
Rupture of intracranial arterial aneurysms in neonates: case report and review of the literature.
Vizcaíno-Díaz C, Sánchez-Zaplana H, Ruiz JC, Jiménez-Cobo B
J Child Neurol 2009 Feb;24(2):208-14. doi: 10.1177/0883073808322327. PMID: 19182159
Histologically verified cerebral aneurysm formation secondary to embolism from cardiac myxoma. Case report.
Furuya K, Sasaki T, Yoshimoto Y, Okada Y, Fujimaki T, Kirino T
J Neurosurg 1995 Jul;83(1):170-3. doi: 10.3171/jns.1995.83.1.0170. PMID: 7782838

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