Managing Conditions That Increase Risk for Brain Aneurysms
UT Southwestern Medical Center
offers expert guidance to patients with brain aneurysms. Our team can help
reduce the risk of a rupture, monitor how an aneurysm is advancing, and provide
a comprehensive range of treatment solutions as needed.
Because of our team’s expertise
in cerebrovascular disorders, we can help manage conditions that increase the
risk for brain aneurysms, such as:
- Hypertension
(high blood pressure)
- Chronic
tobacco use
- Atherosclerosis
(narrowing of the arteries)
- Certain
blood infections
- Some
connective tissue disorders
- Polycystic
kidney disease
- Congenital
heart conditions (coarctation of the aorta)
- Cerebral arteriovenous
malformation (AVM)
Brain Aneurysms Increase Risk for Stroke
A brain aneurysm increases a
patient’s chances of a hemorrhagic stroke. If an
aneurysm ruptures, it leaks blood into the space around the brain (subarachnoid
hemorrhage) and causes a stroke.
If a patient has an aneurysm that
causes a stroke, UT Southwestern offers emergency care to evaluate the condition
and provide immediate treatment. The Robert D. Rogers Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center provides the highest
level of stroke care in North Texas and has the longest history of providing
coordinated care. This care takes place in multiple specialized hospital units,
including a stroke unit, dedicated
neurocritical care unit, and stroke rehabilitation unit.
