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2. Endovascular coiling - Wikipedia

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   Endovascular coiling is an endovascular treatment for intracranial aneurysms and bleeding throughout the body. The procedure reduces blood circulation to an aneurysm or blood vessel through the implantation of detachable platinum wires, with the clinician inserting one or more into the blood vessel or aneurysm until it is determined that blood flow is no longer occurring within the space.

3. Intracranial aneurysm - Wikipedia

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   An intracranial aneurysm, also known as a cerebral aneurysm, is a cerebrovascular disorder characterized by a localized dilation or ballooning of a blood vessel in the brain due to a weakness in the vessel wall. These aneurysms can occur in any part of the brain but are most commonly found in the arteries of the cerebral arterial circle. The ...

4. Flow diverter - Wikipedia

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   It is placed in the aneurysm's parent artery, covering the neck, in order to divert blood flow and determine a progressive thrombosis of the sac. [2] Flow diverting stents consist of structural Cobalt-chrome or Nitinol alloy wires and often a set of radiopaque wires woven together in a flexible braid. [3]

5. It's hard not to feel paranoid about brain aneurysms. Here's ...

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   The Brain Aneurysm Foundation reports that 1 in 50 people in the U.S. has an unruptured or intact aneurysm (an aneurysm in the brain that is not bleeding). However, the annual rate of an aneurysm ...

6. Brain aneurysm treatment may speed recovery and lessen ... - AOL

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   An experimental new device currently undergoing clinical trials may soon offer a safer, faster treatment for aneurysms. Brain aneurysm treatment may speed recovery and lessen complications Skip to ...

7. What is a brain aneurysm? Symptoms, causes, treatment ... - AOL

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   Clarke had brain aneurysms, also called cerebral aneurysms, which affect about 5 percent of the population, the American Heart Association noted. The most common type is a "berry aneurysm," a term ...

8. Stent - Wikipedia

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   This is a common treatment for heart attacks and is also used in the prevention and treatment of strokes. Over 2 million people receive a stent each year for coronary artery disease alone. Vascular stents can also be used to prevent the rupture of aneurysms in the brain, aorta, or other blood vessels. [6] [7]

9. Dr. Dre says he had 3 strokes while hospitalized for brain ...

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   A brain aneurysm occurs when a weak spot on an artery in the brain balloons and fills with blood, potentially putting pressure on the nerves or brain tissue, according to the National Institute of ...