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Description and Symptoms of Aneurysm
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Tags: Brain aneurysm, intracranial aneurysm, Berry aneurysm, saccular aneurysm, cerebral aneurysm, health, brain
A brain (cerebral) aneurysm is a bulging, weak area in the wall of an artery that supplies blood to the brain.
In most cases, a brain aneurysm causes no symptoms and goes unnoticed. In rare cases, the brain aneurysm ruptures, releasing blood into the skull and causing a stroke.
When a brain aneurysm ruptures, the result is called a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
The most common location for brain aneurysms is in the network of blood vessels at the base of the brain called the circle of Willis.
| | Family history. People with a family history of brain aneurysms are twice as likely to have an aneurysm as those who don't. |
| | Previous aneurysm. About 20% of patients with brain aneurysms have more than one. |
| | Gender. Women are twice as likely to develop a brain aneurysm or suffer a subarachnoid hemorrhage as men. |
| | Race. African-Americans have twice as many subarachnoid hemorrhages as whites. |
| | Hypertension. The risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage is greater in people with a history of high blood pressure (hypertension). |
| | Smoking. In addition to being a cause of hypertension, the use of cigarettes may greatly increase the chances of a brain aneurysm rupturing. |
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There are some symptoms of brain aneurysms. Double vision. One eye looking off to the side or not moving. Severe sudden headache. I mean severe. Not a migraine. Brain pain. You'll know the difference.
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