Brain Aneurysm : Complications
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Complications could include:
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Chronic Brain Damage
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Ruptured cerebral aneurysm
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Stroke; Seizures, epilepsy; Paralysis of any part of the body; Permanent loss of sensation of any part of the face or body; Other neurologic deficits (such as vision changes, loss of speech ability, cognitive decline; Comm...
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An unruptured aneurysm may not cause any symptoms over an entire lifetime. Surgical clip ligation will ensure that it won't rupture, but it may be better to leave the aneurysm alone in some cases. Familial cerebral aneurysms may rupture earlier th...
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage is bleeding between the middle membrane covering of the brain and the brain itself. Specifically it occurs within the cerebrospinal fluid-filled spaces surrounding the brain (also known as the subarachnoid space). Patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage usually complain of the "the worst headache of their lives."
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A subarachnoid hemorrhage is an abnormal and very dangerous condition in which blood collects beneath the arachnoid mater, a membrane that covers the brain. This area, called the subarachnoid space, normally contains cerebrospinal fluid.
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