Incidence rate of mental illness higher among those with UIA, especially in younger age groups<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Patients with untreated unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) have an increased risk for mental illness, according to a study published in the September issue of Stroke<\/em>.<\/p>\n Young Goo Kim, M.D., Ph.D., from the Ewha Womans University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues conducted a retrospective, propensity score-matched cohort study to examine the association between a diagnosis of UIA and development of mental illness. Participants newly diagnosed with UIA between 2011 and 2019 were included in the UIA diagnosis group, and controls included propensity score-matched patients diagnosed with an acute upper respiratory infection without UIA during the same period (85,438 patients with untreated UIAs and 331,123 controls).<\/p>\n The researchers found that the UIA group had a higher incidence of mental illness (113.07 versus 90.41 per 1,000 person-years; hazard ratio, 1.104). There was a slight difference by sex observed in the incidence of mental illness (hazard ratios, 1.131 and 1.082 for men and women, respectively). A U-shaped relationship with age was seen in hazard ratios, with a peak in younger age groups, followed by a decrease in middle age and a slight increase in older age groups, especially for those with severe mental illness receiving psychotherapy.<\/p>\n “Clinicians treating cerebral aneurysms should be aware of the potential psychological burden of such a diagnosis on patients and offer comprehensive support,” the authors write.<\/p>\n