Aneurysm of the brain - is this disease dangerous?

An aneurysm of the brain, also called intracranial, i.e.intracranial or cerebral - this is an unnatural swelling and expansion of the wall of one of the arteries of the brain.

According to statistics, this disease affects every seventeenth person. Aneurysm can occur at any age. However, more often this anomaly is detected in patients aged 35-60 years.

Unfortunately, the aneurysm of the brain loses unnoticed until a fissure of its wall is formed. A crack or rupture leads to a hemorrhage under the arachnoid shell of the brain, which is often called "subarachnoid space."Such a hemorrhage from a ruptured aneurysm can contribute to brain damage, i.e.hemorrhagic stroke and even fatal outcome.

It should be noted that 10-15% of patients with aneurysm rupture die before hospitalization, and more than 50% die within 30 days after aneurysm rupture. Most of the surviving patients will subsequently suffer from disorders that are associated with brain damage.

Symptoms of vascular aneurysms

Quite often this disease occurs without symptoms, until the aneurysms reach an impressive size and do not break. A minor aneurysm, which does not increase in size, often has no symptoms. While a large, constantly growing, can put pressure on nerves and tissues.

Symptoms of an aneurysm of the brain are weakness, numbness, paralysis of one side of the face, pain in the eye area, blurred vision and dilated pupils can also be observed.

When an aneurysm ruptures, a person experiences the worst condition in his life. As a rule, this condition is characterized by a sudden, acute, severe and intense headache. In some cases, before a ruptured aneurysm, a person can feel the so-called "signal" or warning headaches. They can last several days before the attack.

Also in medical practice, such symptoms of cerebral aneurysm rupture as vomiting, nausea, sensitivity to light, drooping eyelid, increased anxiety and altered mental state were traced. In individual cases, convulsions, loss of consciousness and even coma are observed.

Effective treatment of cerebral aneurysms

It is important to note that every case of an aneurysm is unique. The following factors influence the choice of necessary treatment:

• location, size and type of aneurysm;
• probability of aneurysm rupture;
• age and health status of the patient;
• medical history;
• heredity;
• is a risk that can be accompanied with treatment.

But not in all cases there is an aneurysm rupture of the brain. If the patient has a small size, then it is necessary for him to constantly monitor the development of additional symptoms and the dynamics of aneurysm growth. This is necessary for timely and intensive comprehensive treatment.

Treatment of an aneurysm of the brain today involves one of two types of surgical intervention: occlusion and clipping. These operations are among the most risky and complex. An alternative to surgical intervention is endovascular embolization. This procedure is carried out more than once during a person's life.

Trusting yourself follows the "hands" of only a real expert. An aneurysm of cerebral vessels can lead to damage to other blood vessels, there is a risk of a postoperative attack, and a repeated aneurysm may also form.

In the structure of diseases of the cardiovascular system, a special place is occupied by an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta( ABA).The number of patients with ABA rupture increases every year. Isolate saccate and fusiform aneurysms. When the saccular is protruded one of the walls of the aorta with a channel communicating with it, i.e."Neck".The spindle-shaped aneurysm is a diffuse aortic widening, the whole of its circumference is involved in this process.

Symptoms of an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta are also accompanied by severe pain. The most frequent pains occur in the lumbar region or in the abdomen. The nature of the pain is determined by the prevalence and localization of the retroperitoneal hematoma. With strained and extensive hematomas, there is compression of the nerve plexuses and trunks, this generates an impassable and rather painful pain syndrome. It is worth noting that when the hematoma progresses a great deal, the pain spreads upward, most often to the heart area.

If you suffer from persistent pain, which is accompanied by the above symptoms, you should immediately consult a doctor!