What causes cerebral aneurysm ? Posted: 05-25-07 18:50pm
What causes an anurysem? Can they
develope at anytime for any reason. Would
bumping your head on the freezer door as
you were coming up cause one?
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General Q&A Answer A2808 Posted: 05-29-07 06:36am
A cerebral aneurysm, or "intracranial
aneurysm" is a weak or thin spot on a
blood vessel in the brain that balloons
out and fills with fluid. Most cerebral
aneurysms are congenital, resulting from
an inborn abnormality in an artery wall.
Cerebral aneurysms are more common in
people with genetic diseases, or certain
circulatory diseases such as
arterio-venous malformations. Other causes
of aneurysms include trauma or injury to
the head, high blood pressure, infection,
tumors etc.
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