Publications by authors named "Pierre Vansant Oliveira Eugenio"
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- * A study of 99 patients with aneurysmal SAH in Recife, Brazil, found that 85.9% had low serum vitamin D levels despite high sun exposure, especially among individuals with darker skin tones (Fitzpatrick skin type IV and V).
- * Findings suggest a relationship between low vitamin D levels and various factors such as diet, skin melanin, and possible genetic traits, raising questions about vitamin D's role in vascular health despite generally high sunlight exposure in the tropical setting
Dissecting posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysms are uncommon lesions. Their anatomy and the location of the dissection are variable, however, they usually occurs at the origin of the PICA. Dissecting PICA aneurysms generally have non-vascular morphology involving an entire segment of the artery and cannot be cut.
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