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How serious is a cerebral aneurysm?
An aneurysm can rupture, spilling blood into the surrounding body tissue. A ruptured cerebral aneurysm can cause permanent brain damage, disability, or death.
What causes memory and behavior problems after an aneurysm clipping?
Lack of blood supply would probably be the first thing to cause these issues after the treatment for an aneurysm.
Cerebral aneurysm thrombosis or hemorrhage can be the cause of?
cerebrovascular accident
What is an anuerism?
A cerebral or brain aneurysm is a cerebrovascular disease in which weakness in the wall of veins causes a localized dilation or ballooning of the blood vessel. The bursting of an aneurysm in blood vessel can cause brain death.
What may occur when the blood vessel going to the brain is blocked?
It is called a cerebral artery occlusion. Symptoms may include weakness, numbness/tingling, difficulty speaking or walking, and many others, depending on the area the artery supplies blood to. If the symptoms last only a short amount of time (a few minutes up to 24 hours) and there is no residual symptoms, it is called a Transient ischemic attack (TIA). If the symptoms are longer lasting and there are residual symptoms, it is called a stroke.
Can a newborn baby survive a brain rupture?
"Brain rupture" is not a normal medical term. Do you mean the rupture of a cerebral aneurysm? It depends on the severity and location of the rupture... some are non-fatal, and others can cause death.
Can a head injury cause an aneurysm?
no
Can smoking cause cerebral palsy?
yes it can cause when your parent smoke with you you have a lack of air to breathe in.Paul Thomas:Doctors haven't pinpointed a specific cause of cerebral palsy just that it is linked to lack of oxygen to the baby's developing brain but it is not linked directly to smoking. But by smoking, drinking or taking drugs the chances of cerebral palsy increase dramatically also they can cause other problems to the baby's development.
Can getting hit in the head cause a brain aneurysm?
A blow to the head can cause a brain aneurysm, but this cause is only 1% of all cases, so it's unlikely.
What causes a cerebral aneurysm?
Cerebral aneurysms are usually aneurysms we are born with. There are certain conditions, however, that can predispose one to develop aneurysms later in life. Hypertension can cause small aneurysms in the brain stem and midbrain that can bleed - these usually are not able to be seen because they are so small, however. Another possible cause is infections. These aneurysms are called mycotic aneurysms and are the result of infectious material, or emboli, being lodged in the cerebral arteries, causing a localized infection and weakening of the artery walls, leading to aneurysmal formation.
How do you use aneurysm in a sentence?
The clown had an ANEURYSM while I was dancing with him. An aneurysm is not to be confused with a tumor.
Which part of the brain is damaged by an aneurysm?
It depends on where the aneurysm is located. The aneurysm is a bulge in an arteriole blood vessel and will not cause damage itself unless it bursts.
