Emilia Clarke shares her story in the New Yorker on surviving brain aneurysm hemorrhage not once but twice! Her story is an extraordinary one 😯 and we applaud her for bringing much needed awareness to brain aneurysms! Know the signs and symptoms! Small aneurysms do rupture!! Follow the links below to read more about brain aneurysms and subarachnoid … More Breaking The Silence
Wonderful article just published in the UC Irvine Live Well magazine about a young patient who I was able to save from a life-threatening stroke! Time = Brain Be sure to know the warning signs of a stroke! https://www.ucihealth.org/publications/2019/01/live-well-magazine-winter-2019
What is an AVM? An AVM = arteriovenous malformation. A brain AVM = abnormal tangle of poorly formed arteries and veins in the brain. Click here to download a free iBook (on iTunes) about brain arteriovenous malformations. Interactive overview on what you need to know for brain AVMs. Quick and easy read. Free to share … More October Is AVM Awareness Month
When a brain aneurysm ruptures, it causes life-threatening bleeding in the brain called subarachnoid hemorrhage. Click here to download a free iBook (on iTunes) about subarachnoid hemorrhage. Interactive overview on what happens when a brain aneurysm ruptures. Quick and easy read. Free to share with your family, friends and colleagues — help spread the word! #BrainAneurysms #BrainAneurysmAwarenessMonth … More September Is Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month
A severe headache that can be characterized as “thunderclap” or “worst headache of life” is considered an emergency. This can be a sign of a hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a brain aneurysm that has burst open. This is a life-threatening emergency. Click here to read more about subarachnoid hemorrhage from … More When A Headache Is A Life-Threatening Emergency
When a balloon bursts open, air escapes but when a brain aneurysm bursts open, blood is spilled into the brain causing life-threatening hemorrhage called subarachnoid hemorrhage (click to read more). This is a type of stroke that is a life-threatening emergency. Below is a diagram that illustrates the growth of a brain aneurysm, rupture of … More Bleeding brain aneurysm
This week, the Annals of Internal Medicine published this systematic review , where the authors concluded that small aneurysms (7mm or less) have low annualized risk of rupture, despite reviewing a collection of poor quality data for the analysis. It’s studies like this, based on poor quality data, that propagate false conclusions for the public and … More The Myth That Small Brain Aneurysms Don’t Rupture
Free to download on iTunes — Click here! Quick and easy read. Interactive overview on brain aneurysms. Written by yours truly with one of my stellar students. Free to share with your family, friends and colleagues — help spread the word! #BrainAneurysm #BrainAneurysmAwareness #StrokeAwareness
In the U.S. someone has a stroke every 40 seconds. Watch and share this video to help spread awareness. #StrokeAwareness https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=POlmGdHD0Us&feature=youtu.be
A. Free WiFi B. Los Angeles rush hour traffic C. Ischemic stroke warning signs & symptoms Answer – C Knowing these signs & symptoms for ischemic stroke is the first step. Ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke, where there is a blockage within the artery, preventing blood flow into the brain, causing millions of … More What Is F.A.S.T?
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