Suffering from a persistent headache, a 58-year-old man was hospitalized due to a serious medical condition.

GĐXH – After suffering from headaches for two weeks without relief from medication, Mr. D went to the hospital where he was found to have a brain aneurysm with a high risk of rupture.

Recently, doctors at Military Central Hospital 108 received and treated a patient with a cerebral aneurysm.

Accordingly, a 58-year-old male patient with PVD ( Hanoi ) was admitted to the Department of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Intervention, Military Central Hospital 108, due to a persistent headache for two weeks that did not improve with medication.

At the hospital, a CT scan revealed a cerebral aneurysm with a high risk of rupture, and the patient was admitted for intervention.

DSA image before intervention. Photo: Provided by the hospital.

The patient underwent aneurysm embolization procedure using metal springs. The treatment was successful, and the patient was discharged after 24 hours, returning to a normal life.

Causes and symptoms of brain aneurysm

According to Dr. Luong Tuan Anh, Department of Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Intervention, Military Central Hospital 108, cerebral aneurysm is a phenomenon where a segment of a blood vessel in the brain has a larger diameter than normal, occurring when the blood vessel is weak and bulges under the pressure of blood flow.

If left undetected and untreated, the aneurysm will gradually increase in size, rupture, and cause subarachnoid hemorrhage (a type of brain hemorrhage).

According to Dr. Luong Tuan Anh, there are many causes and risk factors for cerebral aneurysms, such as congenital conditions, smoking, obesity, etc., but the most notable is hypertension.

Symptoms of a cerebral aneurysm are often subtle and develop silently until the aneurysm ruptures, causing sudden severe headaches, vomiting, and nausea. Therefore, patients need early screening for suspected cerebral aneurysms, such as sudden onset of headaches, persistent dull headaches lasting for many days, headaches that are more severe than previous ones, or headaches that respond poorly to conventional medications.

Who is prone to headaches?

People who experience stress, insomnia, or chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes are more prone to headaches. (Illustrative image.)

According to doctors, some possible causes of headaches include:

- Benign headaches: Vasomotor headaches, migraine headaches, temporal arteritis, influenza, etc.

- Headaches related to infectious diseases: Encephalitis, meningitis, systemic or localized infectious fever…

- Headaches related to neurological conditions: Cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, brain tumor, cerebral vascular malformation, etc.

- Headaches in other medical conditions: Anemia, poisoning, endocrine disorders, anxiety disorders, stress…

People who may experience headaches include: those under stress, those who work long hours in front of a computer, those with insomnia, and those with chronic conditions such as hypertension or diabetes.

When should you seek immediate medical attention for a headache?

- Headaches that are persistent, dull, and continuous, or those that occur in severe episodes.

- Headache accompanied by facial numbness, numbness or weakness in one or both arms and legs.

- Symptoms include fever, vomiting, seizures, blurred vision, tinnitus, difficulty speaking, etc.

Tests that may be done to find the cause of headaches include: blood tests, CT scans of the brain, MRI of the brain, electroencephalogram (EEG), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) puncture… and other necessary tests.

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