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Further Reading

Keywords

aneurysm, cerebral aneurysm, intracranial aneurysm, subarachnoid hemorrhage, clipping, coiling, circle of Willis, carotid, ectasia, intracranial aneurysm, saccular aneurysm, fusiform aneurysm, dissecting aneurysm, degenerative aneurysm, traumatic aneurysm, mycotic aneurysm, oncotic aneurysm, flow-related aneurysm, vasculopathy aneurysm, atherosclerotic aneurysms, false saccular aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, drug-related aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, AVM, aneurysm coiling, brain aneurysm surgery

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Jonathan L Brisman, MD, Consulting Staff, Neurological Surgery, PC; Director, Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Winthrop University Hospital
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