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A member asked:
If intracranial aneurysms are rarely ever detected unless they rupture, shouldnt everyone be screened once you're like 45? why let them rupture?
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Cost too high: Aneurysms are rare. Aneurysm rupture is even more rare. Therefore, to test everyone for aneurysm and then treat then would be a great cost to society with very little benefit. However, because aneurysm rupture is so dangerous, I do encourage immediate family members of a patient that had aneurysm rupture to get screened. It is multiple times more likely you will die from auto accident.
Answered 11/28/2017
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