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Editorial
. 2006 Jun;77(6):713.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.088872.

Finding silent cerebral aneurysms: the importance of doing nothing

M Brainin
Editorial

Finding silent cerebral aneurysms: the importance of doing nothing

M Brainin. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2006 Jun.

Abstract

Doing nothing can be a good treatment option in patients with an unruptured small cerebral aneurysm

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Competing interests: None declared.

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