The Brain Aneurysm Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center publishes patient education content to help patients and families understand cerebrovascular conditions, diagnostic testing, treatment options, research, and recovery. This website is informational and is not a substitute for individualized medical advice.
Who Writes Content
Medical content is prepared by the institute team with input from physicians, clinical staff, and research staff familiar with cerebrovascular disease and the care provided at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Physician Review
Patient education pages are reviewed by institute physicians with relevant clinical expertise. Condition and treatment pages identify a physician author and a physician reviewer when the page is medically focused.
Sources We Use
Content is based on clinical expertise, peer-reviewed medical literature, PubMed-indexed publications, ClinicalTrials.gov records, and institutional experience caring for patients with brain aneurysms, AVMs, Moyamoya disease, cavernous malformations, stroke, and related conditions.
Update Schedule
Core medical pages are reviewed periodically and whenever there is a meaningful change in clinical practice, available treatments, active clinical trials, faculty roles, or institutional contact information. Publication and research data are updated by automated maintenance workflows.
Revision Dates
Medical articles include publication and update dates where appropriate. Substantive revisions may include updated clinical wording, new source links, revised faculty attribution, or updated structured data.
Editorial Independence
The site is maintained for patient education and institutional information. It does not accept sponsored medical content, and clinical recommendations are framed around patient-specific evaluation by qualified medical professionals.