Statins, Metformin Can Cut Odds for Brain Aneurysms

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 6, 2024
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Common drugs used to control cholesterol, blood sugar and high blood pressure might also lower a person's risk of stroke, a new study finds.

The re...

What Is a Cerebral Aneurysm? What Are the Signs?

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2024
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Cerebral aneurysms: For most people, the word signals a sudden, fatal brain bleed that seemingly comes out of nowhere.

However, an expert at Penn State Health says that in many cases these brain blood vessel ruptures are spotted early, before they rupture. And even when ...

Tom Sizemore's Family Told 'No Further Hope' After Aneurysm

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• February 28, 2023
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Actor Tom Sizemore, who suffered a brain aneurysm last week, remains in critical condition and doctors have told the family there is "no further hope."

Quoting Sizemore's manager, CBS News reported that doctors have recommended his family make an end-of-life dec...

Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms

• By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
• April 20, 2022
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A mesh plug normally used to treat one type of brain aneurysm is also effective when dealing with another type, a new study says.

Aneurysms are bulges in blood vessels that can cause a life-threatening rupture. They typically occur where a blood vessel forks into two bra...

Pot Use Raises Risks After Severe Form of Stroke

• Cara Murez
• January 7, 2022
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If you have any risk factors for stroke and you like to smoke pot, a new study suggests you should stop toking.

Researchers found that people with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, a rare, severe type of

Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• November 3, 2021
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Researchers may have unearthed a surprising risk factor for often-fatal brain bleeds: Sleepless nights.

In a study of about 70,000 adults, researchers found that people with a genetic predisposition to insomnia were at somewhat higher risk of a brain aneurysm. An aneurys...

Clot-Busting Drugs Safe in Stroke Patients When Brain Aneurysm Hasn't Ruptured

• Robert Preidt
• October 12, 2021
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Clot-busting drugs may be safe for certain stroke patients with brain aneurysms that haven't ruptured, researchers say.

An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. In the new study, patients had suffered an ischemic stroke, which is caused by blocked blood flow...

Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk

• Steven Reinberg
• October 4, 2021
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The size and shape of the blood vessels in your brain may help predict your risk of an often-fatal type of stroke, called an aneurysm, a new study finds.

An aneurysm is a bulge in an artery wall.

"A subarachnoid hemorrhage is the most dangerous type of stroke and o...