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Cerebral Aneurysm

Cerebral Aneurysm

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Maja Seithe

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A cerebral artery aneurysm is a bulge or weak spot in the wall of an artery in the brain. This bulge can fill with blood and, in the worst case, rupture, leading to a life-threatening hemorrhage in the brain, known as a subarachnoid hemorrhage.