The life of a 25-year-old patient with a subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm was saved by a multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons and endovascular specialists of the Emergency Medicine Institute (EMI), IPN reports.
The Institute said the treatment depended on the localization, size and type of the aneurysm and on the general state of the patient. In many cases, it is preferred endovascular treatment that implies navigation through the vascular system for reaching and treating the aneurysm.
This is not the first case of the kind which was successfully treated by the EMI.
The patient felt well and walked through the ward the next day after surgery. The man was discharged from the hospital in seven days of his admission.
The patient was treated by a medical team consisting of: Victor Andronaki, head of the Neurosurgery Department; Alexandru Andrushka, neurosurgeon; Andrei Filioglo, interventional neurologist; Roman Smolnitski, head of the Interventional Medicine Laboratory; Sergey Taran, anesthetist, and medical assistant Irina Batarovski.
A cerebral aneurysm, also known as a brain aneurysm, is a weak or thin spot on an artery in the brain that balloons or bulges out and fills with blood. The bulging aneurysm can put pressure on the nerves or brain tissue. It may also burst or rupture, spilling blood into the surrounding tissue, called a hemorrhage. The key symptoms of a ruptured aneurysm include sudden severe headache, nausea and vomiting. In the worst case, they can lead to coma or death.
