May 30, 2006 — Coil embolization for the treatment of ruptured aneurysms is as effective as surgical clipping, according to results of the first study to prospectively compare long-term outcomes of ...

This study showed that coiling is associated with less harm than clipping in terms of disability measured by mRS and GOS, neurological and cardiac complications, but all of the studies included were ...

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) remains a devastating type of stroke that is more often fatal, and more often affects younger persons, than other stroke types. One of the most important ...

A study led by UCSF neurologist S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, has shown that coiling of ruptured brain aneurysms is very effective during long-term follow-up, similar to outcomes with surgical clipping.

Newswise — SAN FRANCISCO (April 9, 2014) —Neurosurgeons continue to weigh the respective benefits of two popular treatment modalities for patients experiencing subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH): ...

Subarachnoid hemorrhage from a ruptured intracranial aneurysm is a catastrophic event usually treated by craniotomy with clipping of the aneurysm. The surgery carries significant risks, and many ...