Intracranial Aneurysms in Identical Twins

"Twin" intracranial aneurysms causing subarachnoid haemorrhage in identical twins.

Multiple cerebral aneurysms in identical twins.

We report the finding of multiple cerebral aneurysms in a pair of identical twins. One twin had subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracerebral hematoma; her sister had subarachnoid hemorrhage and intraventricular bleeding. Angiography in both cases showed multiple cerebral aneurysms. It is appropriate to recommend a cerebral angiographic examination of an asymptomatic twin after the other twin has s...

Narcolepsy in identical twins.

Narcolepsy has been observed in chronic encephalitis, cerebral arteriosclerosis, brain tumour, and following trauma, but when these cases are excluded there remains a group without demonstrable brain pathology. The existence of this idiopathic group has been a controversial subject. Among the more impressive evidence is that suggesting a hereditary factor in idiopathic narcolepsy. To date this ...

[Sarcoidosis in identical twins].

M.R.C.S., F.R.S., and R. B. THOMPSON, M.D., M.R.C.P. .................................................... 605 Fulminating Staphylococcal Pneumonia Associated with Influenza Virus C C. S. DARKE, M.D., M.R.C.P., P. H. WATKINS, B.M., and J. E. M. WHITEHEAD, M.B., DiP.BaCt. ..... ......... 606 Protoveratrine A in Treatment of Hypertension IAN R. GRAY, M.D., M.R.C.P., and NEIL A. J. HAMER, M.B., M.R...

Identical atherosclerotic lesions in identical twins.

In 1997, a 55-year-old man underwent percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of a lesion in the middle segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) (Figure, A). He subsequently informed his cardiologist that his twin brother had also been treated successfully with PTCA at another hospital for stenosis of the LAD. The cineangiographic film of the twin brother was retrieved (Jac...