whats a brain anurism.?

Question

my dad died of one 8 years ago, and i want to look into it.

Answer 1

Sorry for the loss of your dad.

It's a brain stroke. A blood vessle bursts & bleeds into the brain, causing immediate death. IF the person's lucky & is rushed to the ER immediately, given a blood thinner, then they can have a host of other problems. Vegetative state, paralysis, speech impairment, etc.

My uncle died of one 3 years ago, 2003 Easter weekend. He was found by the police who'd been called by a co-worker who'd stopped by to check on him. He didn't answer the door or phone. The police told us that he looked like he'd gone to sleep reading at the table. He had high blood pressure problems & refused to go to the doctor. He also had migraine headaches from the increased blood pressure. An autopsy was done to rule out drug overdose & other issues. The M.E. told my grandma that the veins in his head around the burst area were onion thin.

I get migraines too & have a CT scan & MRI done yearly. I have a heart murmur that makes my blood pressure go wonky & my heart race. I take Ativan to help keep it under control for now. Ideally, I should have those tests done every 6 months but my insurance won't pay but once a year. I can't afford them out of pocket or I would get them on my own.

Stress is a major issue & can be reduced actively. I'm constantly journaling my migraines to change the way they affect me. So far this year, I've only had 2 that have put me to bed. Both were stress related. High blood pressure runs on both sides & that can be genetic in any family. If that's on one or both sides, you need to be watchful of your own pressure.

Buy a blood pressure monitor & keep a written diary/journal of the numbers. Try to recall when it's high what made it that way & write that down too. At the end of the week, make time to reread your entries. Then make lifestyle changes from there. I also do this & it helps more than I'd ever thought it would.

Answer 2

Anurism

Answer 3

Aneurysms are not preventable- they are a kind of stroke. An aneurysm is caused by the swelling or bursting of a weak place in one of the major arteries of the brain. ALL animals are subject to this condition, and most of the time, there is no warning before one of these events occurs. PEOPLE get aneurysms too- I had a schoolmate who died from one when he was 14 years old. As is typical for aneurysms, the only symptom my friend had was a mild headache on the morning of his death. He was a member of the school's flag corps, and went out with them to put the flag up that morning. He never returned to the school building- he dropped dead on the ground next to the flag pole. There was nothing anyone could do, because he was dead before he hit the ground. One of my sister's polo horses also died that way some years ago- she dropped dead while she was being ridden one day. An autopsy revealed that she'd had a massive brain hemorrhage ( this means bleeding) from a ruptured artery, and there was nothing which anyone could have done to prevent it or predict it- and it was NO ONE'S FAULT. Strokes are strokes- they happen all the time, in every spiecies of mammal. Squea, I would stop worrying about your horse. The chances are high that you will never even know if your horse has an aneurysm, because they produce no symptoms until they burst. It's true that horses of Thoroughbred ancestry have a slightly higher risk of dying of one, but the difference is so small that it's not worth getting all upset about it. If your horse has such a condition, there's nothing you can do about it, and it's NOT your fault if he dies from it. Sure, I know you don't want him to die that way- none of us ever want anyone else, be they horse or human, to die from a stroke- but there's no point in pretending you can stop it from happening, because you can't. One other point before I end: aneurysms are not limited only to the arteries of the brain- they can occur in other major arteries in the body too, such as those in the abdomen, the legs, ( femoral aneurysms, involving the femoral artery in the thigh, are common in people) and the aorta, the main artery which carries blood away from the heart. I knew a young Arabian stallion once who died of an aortal aneurysm. This was something we couldn't predict or prevent either- it was just a freak incident. Sometimes aneurysms in other parts of the body can be successfully treated with emergency surgery to stop the bleeding, but this depends on the type and on where in the body it is. I hope this answers your question.

Answer 4

It's when an artery bursts causing a hemorrhage(excessive bleeding into the brain) Lack of oxygen for brain function is fatal. If saved possible vegetative state or brain dead. Not a good way to die. My father also passed this way. High blood pressure is a factor.

Answer 5

"An aneurysm (or aneurism) is a localized dilation or ballooning of a blood vessel by more than 50% of the diameter of the vessel and can lead to instant death. Aneurysms most commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain (the circle of Willis) and in the aorta (the main artery coming out of the heart) - this is an aortic aneurysm. This bulge in a blood vessel, much like a bulge on an over-inflated innertube, can lead to death at any time. The larger an aneurysm becomes, the more likely it is to burst."

Answer 6

A brain aneurysm is a weak bulging spot on the wall of a brain artery very much like a thin balloon or weak spot on an inner tube. Aneurysms form silently from wear and tear on the arteries, and sometimes can form from injury, infection, or inherited tendency.

A close family member of mine had one, but she was able to survive it.

Answer 7

a brain aneurysm is a vessel that weakens suddenly and may eventually rupture causing a person to bleed into their brain causing numerous neurologic deficits and possibly death. Many times these occur suddenly but uncontrolled hypertension could be related to occurance.

Answer 8

It's a brain aneurysm. It is when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, usually causing almost immediate death. I'm sorry for your loss.

Answer 9

an aneurysm is an abnormally dilated blood vessel that is at very high risk of rupture

Answer 10

I'm pretty sure its a blood vessel that has a blow out. It's the same as a stroke.