Neuroscience
What is a cerebral aneurysm and what are the signs?
Cerebral aneurysms: For most people, the word signals a sudden, fatal brain bleed that seemingly comes out of nowhere.
Jun 3, 2024
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Brain Aneurysm
Neuroscience
Neurosurgeon explains the difference in brain aneurysms
Each year, nearly half a million people worldwide die from brain aneurysms. In the U.S., an estimated 6.7 million people have an unruptured brain aneurysm, which means about 1 in 50 people might have one.
Mar 20, 2024
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Surgery
Study confirms safety of new flow-diverting stent in the treatment of brain aneurysms
A new study, published in the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery, has assessed the safety of updated Pipeline Vantage Embolization Devices (PEDV) used to stop blood flow into brain aneurysms as a part of treatment.
Dec 12, 2023
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Health
Hello hay fever—why pressing under your nose could stop a sneeze but why you shouldn't
If you have hay fever, you've probably been sneezing a lot lately.
Oct 26, 2023
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Surgery
Researchers aim to streamline brain surgery with a new soft robotic system
Navigating the labyrinthine vasculature of the brain with standard surgical instruments can be incredibly challenging, even for the steadiest of hands. But with some robotic assistance, brain surgeons could potentially operate ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Certain gut conditions may be early warning signs of Parkinson's disease
Certain gut problems, such as constipation, difficulty swallowing, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), may be early warning signs of the neurological condition Parkinson's disease, suggests research published online in the ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Cardiology
Sports journalist Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm. Here's what that is
American journalist Grant Wahl, who died while reporting on a match during the 2022 Qatar World Cup, is said to have suffered from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. This happens when bulging in the aorta (the main blood vessel ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Surgery
Neuroendovascular robotics could improve safety of complex procedures, study shows
Stroke surgery and other neuroendovascular procedures could be made safer and easier through robotics, according to research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 19th Annual Meeting. A new ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Cardiology
Some blood pressure medicine may decrease the aneurysm rupture risk for people with high blood pressure
A multi-center study of more than 3,000 people with high blood pressure and brain aneurysms found that the use of RAAS inhibitors, a class of blood pressure lowering medications, reduced the risk of an aneurysm rupture by ...
Jun 3, 2022
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Neuroscience
Novel treatment effective for sidewall brain aneurysm
A novel mesh plug that has been traditionally used to treat brain aneurysms occurring where the blood vessels branch out was found to be equally effective in treating aneurysms on the side of the vessel, according to a study ...
Apr 19, 2022
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