Aneurysm in the brain
Definition
An aneurysm is a weak area in the wall of a blood vesel that causes the blood vessel to bulge or balloon out. When an aneurysm occurs in a blood vessel of the brain, it is called a cerebral aneurysm.
Aneurysm in the brain
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Aneurysm in the brain
Definition
An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a section of a blood vessel. When an aneurysm occurs in the brain, it is called a cerebral aneurysm.
Aneurysm in the brain
Alternate Names : Aneurysm - cerebral, Cerebral aneurysm
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Aneurysm in the brain Symptoms
Review Date: 04/13/2009
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by Daniel B.
For example, an aneurysm in the brain may result from the loosed embolus such as plaque, fatty deposit, clot, or clump of cells, originating at an infection in another part of the body.
Most people will not be aware that they have an aneurysm in the brain until the aneurysm ruptures, causing the severe headache. For the majority of people, symptoms do not come directly from the aneurysm, but rather from the following: ...
If a berry aneurysm in the brain bursts, this can lead to bleeding in the brain and a subarachnoid haemorrhage. However, not all berry aneurysms will burst.
Endovascular coiling, also called coiling or endovascular embolization, is a procedure performed to block blood flow into an aneurysm (a weakened area in the wall of an artery). An aneurysm in the brain may be called a cerebral aneurysm, ...
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Some doctors feel that in the absence of a known headache disorder, such as migraines, a thunderclap headache may sometimes signal a ruptured aneurysm in the brain. See your physician immediately if you experience this type of headache.
Most aneurysms occur in the aorta, but they can also occur in other arteries in the brain, heart, intestine, neck, spleen, back of the knees and thighs, or elsewhere in the body. If an aneurysm in the brain bursts, it can cause a stroke.
The artery is either replaced with a synthetic graft, as for an aneurysm in the chest (thoracic aneurysm), abdomen (abdominal aneurysm), or leg (femoral or popliteal aneurysm); or it is clipped, as for an aneurysm in the brain (cerebral aneurysm).
 See also: Aneurysm, Symptom, Surgery, Cerebral Aneurysm, Bleeding
  
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