Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a "cherry" aneurysm?!
Question: I put it in quotations because I am not sure if I spelled it correctly or not. My cousin's doctor told his mother that the reason he might be having migraines the way he has is because of something called a cherry aneurysm. I've never heard of it; he said it isn't the kind that can burst and kill you instantly. I was just curious if there was such a thing or if the doctors were worried that it was something more and made something up; I know that is unlikely the doctor would do that, but I was just wondering.
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I think what your cousin's doctor was describing was a "berry" aneurysm, which is a type of aneurysm that forms where arteries in the brain branch off from each other.(The name comes from their appearance--they look like a small berry.) They are thought to be due to congenital weakness in the arterial walls. They are usually small, and not the kind of thing that tend to burst abruptly. There have been cases when they are only discovered incidentally at autopsy. They can cause problems, however, and they tend to occur at multiple sites. They'll probably just follow him up periodically to make sure there aren't any issues.
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I think the cherry might be coming from the studies of aneurysms by a doctor of the name cherry.try www.cardiomems.com
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