Surgery
Smoking raises risk of aneurysm recurrence after endovascular treatment
In a new study, researchers report people who have experienced an aneurysm have another reason to quit smoking.
Aug 17, 2017
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Brain Aneurysm
Surgery
Surgeons study 'awake aneurysm surgery' for better outcomes
In a first time study published in the August edition of the Journal of Neurosurgery, Saint Louis University surgeons and researchers report that the use of conscious sedation - also called "awake brain surgery" - allowed ...
Aug 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brain aneurysm: lack of awareness can cost lives
(HealthDay)—On March 19, 2015, Emmy-nominated news anchor and New York City TV journalist Lisa Colagrossi was on a routine assignment when she had what her husband, Todd Crawford, described as "a horrific coughing spell."
Oct 5, 2016
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Neuroscience
Pipeline device can treat challenging 'distal anterior' brain aneurysms
A recently introduced technology called the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) can provide a less-invasive approach for difficult-to-treat aneurysms of the arteries supplying blood to the front of the brain, reports a study ...
Jun 21, 2016
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Cardiology
Detection and treatment of aneurysms bring challenges
Whether an aneurysm appears as a ballooning and weakened artery in the brain or in the body's biggest blood vessel, the aorta, the results can be serious—even deadly.
Mar 24, 2016
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Neuroscience
Tiny mesh tube devices to treat brain aneurysms
An Oxford spin-out is developing advanced tiny metallic mesh tube devices invented by engineers and clinicians at the University to treat patients suffering from brain aneurysms.
Jan 6, 2016
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Cardiology
New device improves healing of some ruptured aneurysms
A new device inserted into small ruptured brain aneurysms significantly improved healing of ruptured aneurysms compared to a standard device, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International ...
Feb 11, 2015
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Cardiology
New type of stent could help some brain aneurysm patients
After Susan Wakulich was told she had an aneurysm, she figured an invasive brain surgery and lengthy recovery lay ahead of her.
Jul 9, 2014
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Cardiology
A tool to better screen and treat aneurysm patients
New research by an international consortium, including a researcher from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, may help physicians better understand the chronological development of a brain aneurysm.
May 29, 2014
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Cardiology
One-third of all brain aneurysms rupture: The size is not a significant risk factor
The lifetime risk for rupture of a brain aneurysm depends heavily on the patient's overall load of risk factors. However, a recent study by researchers from the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital ...
May 22, 2014
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