Brain Aneurysm

A brain aneurysm happens when the walls of the arteries in the base of the brain become weak and expand and rupture:



In the image above, you can see the artery that the condition is affecting. Medical attention is needed for all three types of the condition, but statistics show that more than half of people who have a ruptured aneurism will die before they even reach the hospital.

The causes of the condition are usually high blood pressure or head trauma. Here is a story of a man who survived a deadly brain aneurism.