Aneurysyms
Aneurysms
I chose to do aneurysms for my disease diary. The reason I chose aneurysms is because recently a family member of mines passed due to one and I wanted to find out more about what it actually was. An aneurysm is a blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel.
There are two main types of aneurysms, aortic Aneurysms and cerebral Aneurysms. The main difference between an aortic aneurysm and a cerebral Aneurysm is the location. An aortic aneurysm occurs in the aorta. A cerebral aneurysm occurs in a blood vessel in the brain.
There are several factors that can cause an aortic aneurysm. Some of the main causes include atherosclerosis, smoking, hypertension, vacuities, cocaine use, genetic links, or a traumatic/previous aorta injury. There are not as many causes for a cerebral aneurysm. A couple of things that can cerebral aneurysms include: weakness in the artery wall, hypertension, and arteriosclerosis.
Symptoms for aortic aneurysms and cerebral aneurysms also differ. Aortic aneurysms symptoms include: throbbing abdomen, back pain, coughing, loss of voice, breathing difficulties and problems swallowing. Cerebral aneurysm symptoms include: severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, vision problems, seizures, loss of consciousness, confusion, drooping eyelids, stuff neck, light sensitivity and even a hemorrhagic stroke if it burst.
CT (computerized tomography) scans and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans are used to diagnose both aortic and cerebral aneurysms. Abdominal ultrasound is used only for aortic aneurysms while cerebral arteriogram are used only for cerebral aneurysms.
The treatments are totally different for aortic and cerebral aneurysms. Patients with an aortic aneurysm have two options, either they can watch and wait or they can have a surgery depending on how big the aneurysm and how rapidly it is growing. Patients with cerebral aneurysms also have two options, surgical clipping or endovascular coiling. With surgical
I chose to do aneurysms for my disease diary. The reason I chose aneurysms is because recently a family member of mines passed due to one and I wanted to find out more about what it actually was. An aneurysm is a blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel.
There are two main types of aneurysms, aortic Aneurysms and cerebral Aneurysms. The main difference between an aortic aneurysm and a cerebral Aneurysm is the location. An aortic aneurysm occurs in the aorta. A cerebral aneurysm occurs in a blood vessel in the brain.
There are several factors that can cause an aortic aneurysm. Some of the main causes include atherosclerosis, smoking, hypertension, vacuities, cocaine use, genetic links, or a traumatic/previous aorta injury. There are not as many causes for a cerebral aneurysm. A couple of things that can cerebral aneurysms include: weakness in the artery wall, hypertension, and arteriosclerosis.
Symptoms for aortic aneurysms and cerebral aneurysms also differ. Aortic aneurysms symptoms include: throbbing abdomen, back pain, coughing, loss of voice, breathing difficulties and problems swallowing. Cerebral aneurysm symptoms include: severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, vision problems, seizures, loss of consciousness, confusion, drooping eyelids, stuff neck, light sensitivity and even a hemorrhagic stroke if it burst.
CT (computerized tomography) scans and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans are used to diagnose both aortic and cerebral aneurysms. Abdominal ultrasound is used only for aortic aneurysms while cerebral arteriogram are used only for cerebral aneurysms.
The treatments are totally different for aortic and cerebral aneurysms. Patients with an aortic aneurysm have two options, either they can watch and wait or they can have a surgery depending on how big the aneurysm and how rapidly it is growing. Patients with cerebral aneurysms also have two options, surgical clipping or endovascular coiling. With surgical