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  1. Brain aneurysm - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    A brain aneurysm (AN-yoo-riz-um) — also known as a cerebral aneurysm or intracranial aneurysm — is a bulge or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain.

  2. Brain Aneurysm Clinical Trials - Mayo Clinic Research

    An intracranial aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel in the brain. The bulge is caused by a weakening of the vessel wall. If left untreated, the ...

  3. Brain aneurysm - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Screening tests and procedures used to diagnose and detect brain aneurysms include: CT scan. This specialized X-ray is usually the first test used to detect ...

  4. Mayo Clinic Minute: The difference in brain aneurysms

    A brain aneurysm, also called a cerebral aneurysm, is a bulge or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain. Dr. Chris Fox, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, says ...

  5. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Brain aneurysms don't always require treatment

    A brain aneurysm that bursts, or ruptures, causes a serious medical emergency. Studies indicate that 35,000–40,000 brain aneurysms rupture each year in the U.S. ...

  6. Brain aneurysm - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic researchers collaborated in the Familial Intracranial Aneurysm Study, which assessed the underlying genetic cause for brain aneurysms and frequency ...

  7. Brain aneurysm - Research - Mayo Clinic

    Researchers study which brain aneurysms need to be treated and which can be monitored. Mayo Clinic researchers also study management of subarachnoid ...

  8. Brain aneurysm - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Advanced diagnosis and treatment · Treatment expertise. Mayo Clinic specialists have wide and varied expertise treating brain aneurysms using the most current ...

  9. Each year, nearly half a million people worldwide die from brain aneurysms. In the U.S., an estimated 6.7 million people have an

    A brain aneurysm, also called a cerebral aneurysm, is a bulge or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain. Dr. Chris Fox, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, says ...

  10. Routine screening for individuals with a family history of aneurysm - Mayo Clinic

    Although the precise etiology of brain aneurysm is unknown, the cause might include a genetic component. Mayo Clinic recommends regular MRI of individuals ...