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About three out of every 100 people will have a brain aneurysm, whose size varies with less than 5 mm and more than 25 mm in diameter. Most are only discovered while performing imaging exams for other purposes, because small aneurysms may not cause any symptoms.
According to, our arteries need strong walls because blood is constantly pumped through them and pushed against the walls. One Aneurysm can develop if there is a weak part of the wall of an artery.
The artery walls are consisting of three layers: an inner lining of cells, an intermediate layer of muscle and elastic fibers and a resistant outer layer consisting mainly of cologen.
Damage of any of these layers makes the wall thin and stretched. This can then expand out, originating an aneurysm.
A genetics and certain hereditary diseases They can cause weak arterial walls and brain aneurysms in some people.
For all of us, the walls of our arteries become weaker as we get older and the brain aneurysms are more common as we get older. The average age for the detection of a brain aneurysm is 50 years.
As Women have a higher risk of brain aneurysm than men after the age of 50. The decline of estrogens around menopause reduces cologen to the artery wall, causing it to weaken.
A raised arterial tension may increase the risk of a brain aneurysm. In someone with high blood pressure, the blood inside the arteries is pushed against the walls with greater force – It can stretch and weaken the walls of the arteries.
Another common disease called atherosclerosis It can also cause brain aneurysms. In atherosclerosis, the plates made mostly of fat accumulate in the arteries and adhere to the walls of the arteries. This directly damages the cellular coating and weakens the muscle and elastic fibers in the middle layer of the artery wall.
Everything that increases inflammation or causes atherosclerosis or high blood pressure increases, in turn, the risk of.
O smoothness and the Excessive alcohol consumption They affect all these factors, and nicotine directly damages the artery wall.
Kyle SandilandsAustralian radio host, he announced that he has a brain aneurysm and will have to be operated on.
The presenter mentioned his Cocaine consumption when he spoke of his diagnosis and said: “The facts are that a life of cocaine and parties abuse It is not the way to follow“.
Cocaine abuse increases the risk of a brain aneurysm. Cocaine causes a very high blood pressure because it causes spasms and constriction of arteries. Cocaine consumption is also associated with worse results in case of rupture of a brain aneurysm.
Second Theresa LarkinAssociate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong and Jessica NealonSenior professor of medical sciences (neuroscience), at the University of Wollongong, about Three out of 100 people will have a brain aneurysmwhose size varies between less than 5 mm and more than 25 mm in diameter.
A majority is only discovered during imaging exams For other purposes (for example, head trauma), because small aneurysms may not cause any symptoms.
The aneurysms larger can cause symptoms because they can press the brain’s tissues and nerves.
Sandilands described “many problems of headaches” that led to his diagnosis. The headaches may be due to small blood leaks of the aneurysm. Indicate a risk of aneurysm rupture in the following days or weeks.
Less than one in 100 brain aneurysmsoften designated by “cerebral hemorrhage“What causes subarachnoid bleeding, which is a type of stroke.
If it occurs, the Brain aneurysm Breakness is fatal – About one in four people will die within 24 hours and one in two within three months.
In case of Brain aneurysmthe person usually has a sudden and intense headache, often described as a “thunderstorm headache.” It may also present other symptoms of a stroke, such as vision changes, loss of movement, nausea, vomiting and loss of consciousness.
The use of surgery to treat a brain aneurysm depends on its size and location, as well as the patient’s age and health. The medical team will balance the potential benefits with the risks of surgery.
A small, low -risk rupture aneurysm will usually be monitored. However, when a brain aneurysm reaches 7 mm or more, surgery is usually necessary.
In surgery for repair a brain aneurysmthe surgeon temporarily removes a small part of the skull and then cuts through the brain coatings to place a small metal clip to close the protruding part of the aneurysm.
Another option is the endovascular winding (ie inside the vase). A surgeon can pass a catheter in the femoral artery of the thigh through the aorta to the brain. Then you can place a coil inside the aneurysm, which forms a clot to close the aneurysm bag.
After any of the surgeries, the person is usually in the hospital for a week. THE Total recovery may take 6 to 8 weeksAlthough doctors can continue to monitor the situation with annual imaging exams for a few years.
He can Reduce the risk of cerebral aneurysm Not smoking, moderating alcohol consumption, doing a healthy diet, acting regularly and maintaining a healthy weight.
Teresa Oliveira Campos, Zap //
