At first, it was suspected that Barbara had suffered a stroke but following a CT scan at Zadar General Hospital, it was confirmed she had experienced a 'life-threatening' brain aneurysm.
A brain aneurysm is an area of weakness in a brain blood vessel that over time can grow larger and thinner. Aneurysms are dangerous because they can grow and eventually rupture allowing blood to leak ...
A ruptured aneurysm can lead to a hemorrhagic stroke, which involves one of the following: Subarachnoid hemorrhage: Bleeding into the space between the skull and the brain. Intracerebral ...
The artery ‘balloons’ out, and this is what is an aneurysm. A small trigger, like a cough or an increase in blood pressure may rupture it, causing bleeding in the brain; a stroke. Is there ...