Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
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J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · Jan 2002
Cavernous carotid aneurysms rarely cause subarachnoid hemorrhage or major neurologic morbidity.
To determine whether aneurysms of the cavernous internal carotid artery (CCA) cause major neurologic morbidity or death. ⋯ CCA is a disorder with strong female gender bias that uncommonly causes major neurologic complications. These data suggest that CCA should not be included in analyses that determine the risk of severe neurologic morbidity, hemorrhage, or death due to intracranial aneurysms.