A brain aneurysm is a bulging malformation in one of the brain's blood vessels. They come with no symptoms but can change your life in a split second.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Aneurysm in the brainDaniel B. Hoch PhDBrain Anuerysm
CTor MRI may be used to determine the extent of SAH and the presence of parenchymal or ventricular extension of the bleed. However, the most sensitive and specific method of identifying the saccular aneurysm itself iscerebralangiography.Variable amounts ofbasal SAHare found in patients dying acu...
Aneurysm patients may suffer short-term and/or long-term deficits as a result of a rupture or treatment. Some of these deficits may disappear over time with healing and therapy. After a patient is discharged from the hospital, treatment may be continued at a facility that offers personalized ...
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Brain aneurysm.Sometimes, an artery in your brain can develop a weak area that swells like a balloon. A brain aneurysm rupture causes a stroke, due to bleeding. Subdural hematoma.This condition can happen after an injury, such as a blow to your head. Bleeding on the surface of your brain...
Deciding how, or even if, to treat an unruptured aneurysm involves weighing the risks of rupture versus the risks of treatment. In addition to size and location of the aneurysm, your overall health and medical history must be considered. Generally, the larger the aneurysm, the higher risk of...
aneurysm, stroke, or seizures. The primary forms of traumatic brain injury occur when the brain moves within the skull or the skull is broken and injures the brain. Both of these situations can occur as a result of a direct blow to the head. An injury to the head can be the result of...
The first 72 h following aneurysm rupture play a key role in determining clinical and cognitive outcomes after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). Yet, very little is known about the impact of so called “early brain injury” on patents with clinically
There are many other ways that sub-standard medical care can result in brain injury. Click below to go to one of our specific pages, or go on to read our general introduction to this very large and important topic. Aneurysm Aneurysm – What is it? Aneurysm – Symptoms Dete...