Neurologist
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Neurosurgical clipping used to be the standard method of occluding intracranial aneurysms, but controlled detachable coils are increasingly used to obliterate aneurysms by endosaccular packing. ⋯ Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms has gained widespread acceptance. Preference for coiling or clipping depends on patient and aneurysm characteristics, and on the local expertise.