ANEURYSMS OF CEREBRAL VESSELS
- 1 December 1926
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry
- Vol. 16 (6) , 728-746
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneurpsyc.1926.02200300048003
Abstract
The correct diagnosis of a cerebral aneurysm during the life of the patient has been regarded as somewhat difficult. Earlier writers on the subject were even doubtful as to whether a diagnosis could be made. In 1859, Gull1gave expression to this pessimism by writing: "Although we may from the circumstances sometimes suspect the presence of an intracranial aneurysm, we have at the best no symptom upon which to ground more than a probable diagnosis." In 1916, more than half a century later, with all the additional knowledge of the intervening years, Fearnsides2considered that this dictum still held true. However, this does not mean that we have ceased to gather knowledge in regard to the clinical features of the disease, especially with the advancement of neurosurgery and the consequent increasing interest in intracranial pathology. Our therapeutic horizon has grown wider, and this has given a tremendous impetusKeywords
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