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.
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Intracranial Arterial Diseases
MeSH tree: C10.228.140.300.510
Researchers suggest brain scans for babies reduce risk of stroke later in life
Noninvasive brain scans for children under the age of 1 could identify risk factors and reduce the potential for stroke later in life, say researchers at the University of South Australia.
May 21, 2024
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Optimal care, lower costs: Examining the benefits of out-of-network care for pediatric moyamoya
Moyamoya disease is a rare condition that affects the blood vessels in the brain, especially in children. Narrowing and blockage of vessels significantly increases the risk of stroke and requires surgical revascularization ...
May 20, 2024
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Miniaturized optical coherence tomography imaging probe takes pictures inside cerebral arteries
A large international team of micro-engineers, medical technologists, and neurosurgeons, has designed, built and tested a new type of probe that can be used to take pictures from inside arteries in the brain.
Elevated glutamine triggers stroke risk in moyamoya disease via endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition, finds study
A study appearing in MedComm has been led by Dr. Jizong Zhao, Dr. Dong Zhang, and Dr. Peicong Ge (Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University and Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Hospital). ...
Apr 18, 2024
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New study finds a 67% increase in neurovascular imaging use for headache and dizziness in the emergency department
New research demonstrates that the use of CT angiography (CTA) for patients with headache or dizziness increased dramatically over five years in the emergency department (ED) of a large medical center. Simultaneously the ...
Mar 29, 2024
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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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Without Medicare Part B's shield, patient's family owes $81,000 for a single air-ambulance flight
Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including what she spent on medical care, said her daughter, Alicia Wieberg. "She was the kind of person who didn't go to the doctor for anything."
Mar 2, 2024
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Video: What is vascular dementia?
An estimated 55 million people are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. Vascular diseases contribute to approximately 25% of all diagnoses.
Feb 8, 2024
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Research finds risk of dementia nearly three times higher the first year after a stroke
Having a stroke may significantly increase the risk of developing dementia. The risk of dementia was the highest in the first year after a stroke and remained elevated over a period of 20 years, according to preliminary research ...
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