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Should all people who have polycistic kidney disease be screened for a brain aneurysm?

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See below: Smoking for three years would not in itself be a reason to screen for brain aneurysm. You also asked if all people with poly-cystic kidney should be screened for brain aneurysm and that would be a reasonable cause for screening.

Dr Fowler and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 5/16/2017

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