A brain aneurysm is a disorder in which weakness in the wall of an artery or vein in the brain causes a localized ballooning of the blood vessel there.
This weakness in the wall is supposed to be a congenital problem -something you are born with. High blood pressure, stress and time cause blood to push against this weak wall and one fine day a sneeze, a fall or a stressful situation can cause it to burst. Then you have a brain hemorrhage. Blood leaks into the brain. Depending on the amount of blood leaking you can end up with a terrible headache or a stroke or death.
Once you have an aneurysm – and it is detected due to a cautionary angiogram or a leak - it needs to be blocked/sealed so it cannot seep blood or burst. There are two ways to go about it – a brain surgery or endovascular coiling. Brain surgery – is surgery, they cut your skull and brain and get to the aneurysm and take care of it. A more recent – since 1991- method is coiling where a catheter is inserted up an artery and used to fill the aneurysm with platinum coils. It is less intrusive and has a faster recovery period. However this procedure is not available everywhere and is more expensive. In certain situations a surgery is the only way to go.
My mother had a brain hemorrhage but many stars lined up to ensure that the leak was very little – she was lying down when it happened ensuring she did not hit her head in a fall, her blood clots easily thus reducing blood flow, she was in a house with doctors so she was not moved around much and above all at 51 she is very young. She was in terrible pain for days and on steroids and pain killers for even more.
This weakness in the wall is supposed to be a congenital problem -something you are born with. High blood pressure, stress and time cause blood to push against this weak wall and one fine day a sneeze, a fall or a stressful situation can cause it to burst. Then you have a brain hemorrhage. Blood leaks into the brain. Depending on the amount of blood leaking you can end up with a terrible headache or a stroke or death.
Once you have an aneurysm – and it is detected due to a cautionary angiogram or a leak - it needs to be blocked/sealed so it cannot seep blood or burst. There are two ways to go about it – a brain surgery or endovascular coiling. Brain surgery – is surgery, they cut your skull and brain and get to the aneurysm and take care of it. A more recent – since 1991- method is coiling where a catheter is inserted up an artery and used to fill the aneurysm with platinum coils. It is less intrusive and has a faster recovery period. However this procedure is not available everywhere and is more expensive. In certain situations a surgery is the only way to go.My mother had a brain hemorrhage but many stars lined up to ensure that the leak was very little – she was lying down when it happened ensuring she did not hit her head in a fall, her blood clots easily thus reducing blood flow, she was in a house with doctors so she was not moved around much and above all at 51 she is very young. She was in terrible pain for days and on steroids and pain killers for even more.
The pain after the aneurysm burst can be unbearable and spasms continue for 21 days after, until the blood is absorbed and the pressure in the brain released. The blood in the brain causes pressure and irritation. It is the amount of blood that determines your long term prognosis. Lesser the leakage the better it is.
Brain aneurysm can be detected by a brain angiogram but it is not cost effective (in India it costs about Rs 30K or $600 but I am sure it is way higher in the US) and can have medical complications. However I do hope that the cost and the risks associated with the procedure come down. As at this point I feel that if one has a family history of this issue and faces migraines scheduling a brain angiogram might not be a bad idea.
Liver cancer is defined as a condition of out of controlled growth of hepatocellular cells in the liver. Since the organ is a soft tissue with less nerve, most liver cancer patient are diagnosed in the later stage of the cancer. According to the statistic, liver cancer remains the fifth most common malignancy in men and the eighth in women worldwide.
ReplyDeleteCost scoliosis surgery India
Inlingual hernia surgery India
Male infertility treatment India
brain aneurysm surgery in india
Thankyou for posting this
ReplyDeleteGet consultation with Dr. Arvind Nanda for brain aneurysm treatment in Delhi as he provides one of the best treatment of endovascular coiling for brain aneurysm
The Brain and Spine is the best spine hospital with a vision of developing a dedicated department to cater the need of all spine ailments ranging from simplest spine pathology to the most complex spinal deformity and tumors and trauma surgeries. The Brain and Spine is well equipped with the latest technology and a team of dedicated spine specialists in Delhi NCR who are ready to provide 24/7 care with the possibility to perform emergency spine surgeries at any time.
ReplyDeleteSpine Surgeon in delhi
Spine surgery in delhi
best neurologist delhi ncr
Best neurosurgeon in Delhi
Best Neurosuraerv in India
neurosurgeon in delhi
Its time to take hippocampus test and dopemine level of your brain through radolabs Scan Centre Chennai
ReplyDeleteHey, thегe and Thank you so much for sharing this information. It has very useful. Please keep sharing. If you want more about the Endovascular Brain Surgery in CoimbatoreKindly click the link.
ReplyDelete