Currently, the marker used to predict the risk of impending rupture is the largest transverse diameter. After reaching a diameter threshold of 5.5 cm, the aneurysm is surgically repaired.

Every 18 minutes, one of those aneurysms will rupture, often leading to death or permanent neurological damage. For many, the trauma may initially present as an intense headache, often ignored ...

This can increase the size of the brain aneurysm. If the brain aneurysm leaks or ruptures, it causes bleeding in the brain, known as a hemorrhagic stroke. Most often, a ruptured brain aneurysm ...