Ashraf Mahmood, Muzaffar Hassan Kirmani.
Management of Intracranial Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Literature Review and Guidelines.
Pak J Neuro Surg Jan ;20(2):117-21.

INTRODUCTION Egas Moniz discovered an aneurysm by cerebral Angi-ography in 1933. Cushing introduced first aneurysmmal clip in 1911, Mayfield modified the existing spring clip with cross leg (Schwartz) by making it a smaller, tweezer – like applicator.2An intracranial vascular procedure was first repo-rted with aid of operating microscope which introdu-ced simultaneously magnification and illumination.3Dott in 1933 performed 1st planned intracranial surgery for a saccular aneurysm. Dandy in 1937 clipped the neck of aneurysm with a metallic clip. Yasirgill of Zurich and Drake of London Ontario, published a lot on aneurysms of anterior and posterior circulation. An elaborated study of natural history of aneurysm was published by the Pakarinen in 1967.

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