Background:
We sought to evaluate the epidemiology of intracranial aneurysms in relation to location, gender, age, presence of multiple aneurysms, and comorbidities in the Brazilian population.
Methods:
We performed a prospective analysis of a cohort of 1404 patients diagnosed with intracranial aneurysm admitted to the Hospital das Clinicas of the University of Sao Paulo, a referral hospital for the treatment of cerebrovascular diseases in Brazil. Patients admitted between September 2009 and September 2018 with radiological diagnosis of intracranial aneurysm were included in the study.
Results:
A total of 2251 aneurysms were diagnosed. Females accounted for 1090 aneurysms (77.6%) and the mean age at diagnosis was 54.9 years (ranging 15–88). The most common location was middle cerebral artery (MCA) with 593 aneurysms (26.3%) followed by anterior cerebral artery (ACA) with 417 aneurysms (18.5%) and internal carotid artery in the posterior communicating segment with 405 aneurysms (18.0%). Males had higher rates of ACA aneurysms (29.7%) while females had higher rates of MCA aneurysms (26.1%). Sorting by size, 492 aneurysms were <5 mm (21.8%), 1524 measured 5–10 mm (67.7%), 119 size 11–24 mm (5.3%), and 116 were >24 mm (5.2%). The occurrence of multiple aneurysms was associated with female gender (P < 0.001) and smoking (P < 0.001), but not with hypertension (P = 0.121).
Conclusion:
In this population, the occurrence of intracranial aneurysm is related to several factors, including gender, age, smoking, and hypertension. Our study brought to light important characteristics of a large number of Brazilian patients regarding epidemiology, location, size, and multiplicity of intracranial aneurysms.
ResumoNum estudo prospectivo, os autores relatam os resultados em 40 pacientes submetidos a craniotomia e divididos em dois grupos: em 20 pacientes foi feito curativo simples na ferida cirúrgica e em outros 20, um curativo complexo com 4 faixas-crepe envolvendo o crânio, as orelhas e passando sob a mandíbula.No primeiro grupo, 70% dos pacientes tiveram acúmulo de coleção subgaleal ou edema, enquanto no segundo grupo somente 5% apresentaram o mesmo problema.Entre os fatores isolados que provocaram acúmulo de líquido no espaço subgaleal ou edema, o tempo cirúrgico foi o mais evidente.
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