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This report evaluates the results of a decade's operation of a local screening program for AAA in this selected neurologic population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Men aged \u226560 years and admitted to the neurology ward of a community-based hospital in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2017 with a diagnosis of TIA or stroke were selected for screening. The diameter of the abdominal aorta was assessed by abdominal ultrasonography. Patients with detected AAA were referred for evaluation by a vascular surgeon.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>AAA was detected in 72 of 1,035 screened patients (6.9%). AAAs with a diameter of 3.0\u20133.9 cm accounted for 61.1% of the total aneurysms found; AAAs with a diameter of 4.0\u20135.4 cm accounted for 20.8% of the total; and large aneurysms with a diameter of \u22655.5 cm accounted for 18.1% of all aneurysms discovered. A total of 18 patients (1.7%) underwent elective aneurysm repair.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The detection rate of AAA in older men with cerebrovascular disease was roughly 5-fold the detection rate in known European screening programs in older men from the general population. The proportion of large AAAs (\u22655.5 cm) was also substantially higher. These findings reveal a previously unknown co-morbidity in patients with cerebrovascular disease and may be helpful for cardiovascular management of this large group of neurologic patients. 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