What causes brain aneurysms and strokes?

Although brain aneurysms sound alarming, most don’t cause symptoms or health problems. You can enjoy a long life without ever realizing that you have a brain aneurysm. But in rare cases, aneurysms can grow big, leak, or explode. Bleeding in the brain, known as hemorrhagic stroke, is very serious and requires urgent medical care. read more

Aneurysms cause bulges in your body, which may also rupture and subsequently bleed. They can affect any part of the body, including the brain and heart. Keep reading to learn more about identifying and treating strokes and aneurysms. read more

When a brain aneurysm ruptures, it causes hemorrhage (bleeding.) In these instances the region of the brain that normally receives blood supply from the bleeding artery may not receive enough blood flow, leading to an ischemic stroke as well as a hemorrhagic stroke. read more