Cerebral Aneurysm
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Cerebral Aneurysm Warning Signs
Notify your doctor for:
Sudden, severe
headache
Sudden
numbness in one arm
or leg:
Arm numbness (unilateral)
Leg numbness (unilateral)
Arm and leg numbness (unilateral)
Sudden
weakness in one arm
or leg:
Arm weakness (unilateral)
Leg weakness (unilateral)
Arm and leg weakness (unilateral)
Difficulty speaking
Difficulty swallowing
Difficulty walking
Facial numbness (unilateral)
Facial weakness
Confusion
Fainting
Seizure
Fever
over 101 degrees F (38.3 C)
Vision loss
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Last Updated: May 30, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Cerebral Aneurysm References:
Ashley WW Jr, Chicoine MR. Subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm with an anomalous course of the atlantoaxial segment of the vertebral artery. Case report and review of literature. J Neurosurg. 2005 Aug;103(2):356-60.
Salary M, Quigley MR, Wilberger JE Jr. Relation among aneurysm size, amount of subarachnoid blood, and clinical outcome. J Neurosurg. 2007 Jul;107(1):13-7.
van Gijn J, Kerr RS, Rinkel GJ. Subarachnoid haemorrhage. Lancet. 2007 Jan 27;369(9558):306-18.
