The field of unruptured intracranial aneurysms is a complex and challenging area of research. These aneurysms are often asymptomatic, discovered incidentally during imaging for other medical reasons. When symptoms do occur, they can range from cranial nerve deficits to subarachnoid hemorrhage in the event of an aneurysmal rupture. The risk of rupture is higher for symptomatic aneurysms, making treatment more urgent. However, the symptomatology of unruptured aneurysms remains ambiguous, making diagnosis difficult. Symptoms such as visual dysfunction, oculomotor nerve palsy, unusual headaches, epilepsy, cerebral infarcts, or transient ischemia have been associated with unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Vertigo has also been reported as an initial or coexisting symptom, independent of the aneurysm's location. The cause of these symptoms is often attributed to local mechanical phenomena due to compression of the aneurysm on adjacent tissue, or a hemodynamic pathophysiological theory indicating disturbed blood flow. However, more research is needed to clarify this field.
The goal of this Research Topic is to provide a comprehensive overview of the non-specific symptomatology of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. We aim to shed light on the atypical symptomatology, identify potential warning signs, and possibly establish new symptoms as characteristic ones. Special emphasis will be placed on headaches and vertigo, and the exclusion of any other relevant etiology.
To further our understanding of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
- The clinical presentation of unruptured intracranial aneurysms;
- The non-specific symptomatology of unruptured intracranial aneurysms;
- The potential warning signs of unruptured intracranial aneurysms;
- The correlation between symptoms and aneurysm characteristics, location, and other clinical parameters;
- The evolution of symptoms after treatment of symptomatic unruptured cerebral aneurysms.
The field of unruptured intracranial aneurysms is a complex and challenging area of research. These aneurysms are often asymptomatic, discovered incidentally during imaging for other medical reasons. When symptoms do occur, they can range from cranial nerve deficits to subarachnoid hemorrhage in the event of an aneurysmal rupture. The risk of rupture is higher for symptomatic aneurysms, making treatment more urgent. However, the symptomatology of unruptured aneurysms remains ambiguous, making diagnosis difficult. Symptoms such as visual dysfunction, oculomotor nerve palsy, unusual headaches, epilepsy, cerebral infarcts, or transient ischemia have been associated with unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Vertigo has also been reported as an initial or coexisting symptom, independent of the aneurysm's location. The cause of these symptoms is often attributed to local mechanical phenomena due to compression of the aneurysm on adjacent tissue, or a hemodynamic pathophysiological theory indicating disturbed blood flow. However, more research is needed to clarify this field.
The goal of this Research Topic is to provide a comprehensive overview of the non-specific symptomatology of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. We aim to shed light on the atypical symptomatology, identify potential warning signs, and possibly establish new symptoms as characteristic ones. Special emphasis will be placed on headaches and vertigo, and the exclusion of any other relevant etiology.
To further our understanding of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
- The clinical presentation of unruptured intracranial aneurysms;
- The non-specific symptomatology of unruptured intracranial aneurysms;
- The potential warning signs of unruptured intracranial aneurysms;
- The correlation between symptoms and aneurysm characteristics, location, and other clinical parameters;
- The evolution of symptoms after treatment of symptomatic unruptured cerebral aneurysms.