A berry aneurysm, also know as a saccular aneurysm, is an abnormal localized out-pouching of part of an artery or arteries in the brain that resembles a berry in shape and is usually found at arterial junctions and has a propensity to burst, at times with fatal consequences.
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Keeedy A: An overview of intracranial aneurysms. Mcgill J Med 2006, 9(2):141–146. Go to referenceBerry aneurysm
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