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intracranial aneurysm

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intracranial aneurysm (inˈ·tr·krāˑ·nē·l anˑ·y·riˈ·zm),
n localized ballooning of any of the cerebral arteries, symptoms of which include severe headache, nausea, stiff neck, and sometimes loss of consciousness. Rupture of an intracranial aneurysm results in fatality in 50% of the cases.


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