Surg Neurol
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Review Case Reports
Intracranial aneurysms in sickle cell patients: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.
The sickle cell disease has different neurologic complications, including cerebral aneurysms. This disease may lead to endothelial damage, which favors the development of cerebral aneurysms. Only a few cases demonstrated by cerebral angiography or surgery have been reported in the English literature referring to cerebral aneurysms in sickle cell patients. ⋯ Sickle cell patients have a high occurrence of multiple aneurysms, and a high prevalence of posterior circulation aneurysms. This must be interpreted with caution, and further studies are needed to confirm this association.