2006-10-03 03:45:03 · 4 answers · asked by rebeccapookyface 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
google: brain aneurysm
You'll find out way more than you'd ever want to know.
2006-10-03 03:49:30 · answer #1 · answered by P. K. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cerebral aneurysm where there is a congenital weakness in a brain artery which causes the artery to balloon out.This either leaks or bursts.The result is often fatal but I was lucky.
At age 22 I was running for a works bus when suddenly I got a terrible headache. Luckily, after a misdiagnosis in the local hospital I was transferred to Barts Hospital in London where the diagnosis was confirmed and had one of the best UK neurosurgeons who operated on me, and 40+ years later I am fine. The surgery is different these days but not all GP's or casualty doctors pick up the correct diagnosis. A sudden violent headache where there is no previous history should suggest a possible SAH ( sub arachnoid hemorrhage) A CT scan can confirm it together with a spinal fluid tap etc.
2006-10-03 04:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by lifesagambol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a bad thing....the area served by that vessel goes without nourishment, plus the hemmorhage increases the intracranial pressure causing general problems, and the blood is an irritant to the brain tissues.
2006-10-03 03:47:10 · answer #3 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_hemorrhage
2006-10-03 03:46:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋