Cerebral Aneurysm
Date Submitted: 12/02/2002 00:57:57
Category: / Science & Technology / Biology
Length: 3 pages (828 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Biology
Length: 3 pages (828 words)
A ruptured cerebral aneurysm is a possible life threatening event. A person that has a cerebral aneurysm may experience excruciating headaches due to a bulge in an artery. This bulge can form anywhere on the brain and most commonly is called the 'berry' aneurysm, "it has a well-defined stem and berry-like outpouching of the medial layer of the arterial wall." (Mower-Wade) For years neurosurgeons have been using a procedure called clipping to remove the aneurysm; …
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…Coiling may appear to be the breakthrough method in treating aneurysms, patients should take Dr. Tommy Thompson's advice when he says "We won't know for sure how effective the coils are until we follow patients for 10 years or more."(Gupta 77)
Works Cited
Gupta M.D., Sanjay. "To Clip or to Coil?" TIME. 4 March 2002 Pg: 77
Mower-Wade, Donna. "Protecting a patient with ruptured cerebral aneurysm." Nursing. Feb 2001. Available Online: http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m3231/2_31/70741585/print.jhtml
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