Berry aneurysm

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• Synonyms

  • Cerebral aneurysm

• Causes

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome IV
  • Marfan syndrome
  • Adult polycystic kidney disease
  • Neurofibromatosis I
  • Cigarette smoking
  • Coarctation of the aorta

• Effects

  • Subarachnoid haemorrhage
  • Cerebral lesion
  • Intracranial space occupying lesion
  • Optic nerve compression

• Parents

  • Aneurysm
  • Vascular malformation of brain

• Children

  • Posterior communicating artery aneurysm