Effect of Size and Location of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms on Self-Reported Headache
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Headaches in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) often improve after treatment. Aneurysm size and shape did not appear to influence headache improvement in this study.
Area Of Science
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Vascular Medicine
Background
- Unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) can cause headaches.
- The relationship between UIA characteristics and headache prevalence requires further investigation.
Purpose Of The Study
- To determine the association between UIA size and location with headache prevalence.
- To evaluate headache status at diagnosis and follow-up in UIA patients.
Main Methods
- A cohort study involving patients diagnosed with UIAs via digital subtraction angiography (DSA).
- Headache presence and phenotypes were recorded at diagnosis and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups.
- UIA morphology, location, and size (diameter, neck, dome-neck distance) were analyzed.
Main Results
- Headache was reported by 61.9% of patients, with tension-type being the most common phenotype.
- No significant differences in headache prevalence were found based on UIA size, shape, or location.
- Headaches improved in treated patients, with persistence rates of 14.3% and 9.5% at 3 and 6 months, respectively.
Conclusions
- Headache symptoms in UIA patients tend to improve following treatment.
- The improvement in headaches appears independent of the UIA's size and shape.
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