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These are most common over the age of 50 (but can occur at any age).
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How can you get brain aneurysm?
You can get brain aneurysm by (family history):people who have a family history of brain aneurysms are more likely to have an aneurysm than those who don't.(Previous aneurysm):people who have had a brain aneurysm are more likely to have another one.(Gender)Women are most likely to develop a brain aneurysm or to suffer a subarachnoid hemorrage.(Race)African americans are more likely than whites to have a subarachnoid hemorrage).
Can you get an aneurysm in a vein?
Although it is much more likely for the elderly to have an aneurysm than for children to have such an ailment, it is possible.
What is the name of the bulge in the wall of the aorta?
An aneurysm is a ballooned, weakened arterial wall.
What is a true aneurysm?
A true aneurysm is an expansion of all the the layers of an arterial wall as compared to a pseudoaneurysm which is a dilation of an artery with actual disruption of one or more layers of its walls, rather than with expansion of all wall layers. Also called false aneurysm.
Throb felt in the arterial wall?
An aneurysm is a throb felt in the arterial wall.
Can humans have brain aneurysms?
An aneurysm is caused by a thinning of the arterial wall which causes a ballooning effect. If the aneurysm bursts serious physical harm results.
What is the medical term meaning bulging out an arterial wall due to weakness in the wall?
The bulging of an arterial wall due to weakness in the wall is arterial aneurysm (artery + pertaining to ++ dilation). Both words are of Greek origin.
What is the medical term meaning dilation of an artery?
dilatation arterialis, commonly we mean vasodilation (or vaso dilatation)
What is a condition in which an artery has become abnormally widened because of weakness in the arterial wall?
Ischemia is the condition in which an artery has become abnormally widened because of a weakness in the arterial wall.
What is aneurysym?
If you are referring to the word aneurysm* then it is a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall.
In which type of bleeding is blood less likely to clot?
An arterial bleed, because the blood is flowing at a high rate of speed/pressure.
Do blood clots cause aneurysms?
An aneurysm is a weakness in an arterial or venal wall caused by ageing, smoking, genetics, artherosclerosis, vasculitis, high blood pressure etc. Although a blood clot cannot cause an aneurysm it could certainly cause an aneurysm to rupture.
