Abstract

The prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms is approximately 3-5%. Subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by rupture of an aneurysm often affects middle-aged people and harbors high morbidity and mortality. The increasing availability of noninvasive imaging techniques over time is accompanied by an increase in the incidental detection of aneurysms. The etiology in aneurysm development is heterogeneous. Besides polygenic multifactorial diseases, often triggered by well-established vascular risk factors, monogenic diseases should also be considered. Advances in genetics has helped to identify genes that contribute to the risk of intracranial aneurysm development. The genetic basis of intracranial aneurysms shows abroad heterogeneity and complexity. Currently, besides imaging there is no reliable diagnostic test to identify patients who are at higher risk for asymptomatic intracranial aneurysms.

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