Causes of Brain Aneurysm:
Hardening of arteries (atherosclerosis)
High blood pressure
Smoking
Family history
Previous history of brain aneurysm
Artery wall infections
Usage of drugs like cocaine
Head injury
Symptoms of unruptured brain aneurysm:
Most of the brain aneurysms do not indicate any symptoms and they may be found during the other test. In other cases, the unruptured aneurysm will pressurize the brain. During this stage patients may suffer from blurred vision, slurred speech, neck pain, severe headaches and the symptoms may depend on the affected part of the brain and the aneurysm condition.
Symptoms of ruptured brain aneurysm come suddenly. The following symptoms are common in the case of ruptured aneurysm:
A sudden sharp and severe headache
Pain in the neck
Light sensitivity
Nausea and vomiting
Seizures
Loss of consciousness
Decreased concentration
Fatigue
Brain aneurysm diagnosis:
After the physical examination, on the suspect note, the physician might prescribe the patients to go for the following test to know about the aneurysm condition.
Computerized Tomography Angiogram Scan (CTA)
Computerized Tomography (CT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Cerebral angiogram (DSA + 3D rotatiional angiography)
Lumbar puncture
Brain aneurysm treatment:
Most of the ruptured brain aneurysms need either surgical clipping or Endovascular treatment to secure an aneurysm to prevent rebleed. Endovascular treatment of brain aneurysms varies from simple coiling to balloon assisted coiling, stent assisted coiling and flow diverters. Neurosurgeons and Neurointerventionists at Team Sushrut, Medanta Hospital, Sector 50, Noida discuss together all the available reports along with clinical conditions of the patients and decide treatment based on patient first approach.
Sushrut Brain and Spine in Noida provides the clinically proven therapeutic options for treatment of Brain aneurysm in Delhi-NCR and Dr. Manish Vaish is a well-known neurosurgeon in Delhi-NCR who has performed thousands of brain and spine surgeries successfully.
