Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
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Comparative Study
Endovascular treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms in patients aged 65 years and older: follow-up of 52 patients after 1 year.
We sought to describe the clinical outcome and results obtained in the endovascular therapy of ruptured cerebral aneurysms in the elderly over an 8-year period. We compared endovascular therapy results in patients aged > or =65 and <65 years. ⋯ Endovascular treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms in patients aged > or =65 years appears to be effective against rebleeding and represents an alternative to surgery. However, perioperative thromboembolic complications are more frequent in the elderly population.