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Aneurisma en el cerebro - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Aneurisma cerebral; Aneurisma en cerebro

Síntomas:

Una persona puede tener un aneurisma sin presentar ningún síntoma. Este tipo de aneurisma se puede encontrar cuando se hace una resonancia magnética o una tomografía computarizada del cerebro por otra razón.

Un aneurisma cerebral puede empezar a "dejar escapar" una pequeña cantidad de sangre, lo cual puede causar un dolor de cabeza muy fuerte que un paciente puede describir como "el peor dolor de cabeza de su vida". Otra frase usada para describir esto es cefalea centinela. Esto significa que el dolor de cabeza podría ser un signo de advertencia de una ruptura días o semanas después de que el dolor de cabeza sucede por primera vez.

Los síntomas también pueden ocurrir si el aneurisma ejerce presión sobre estructuras cercanas en el cerebro o se abre (se rompe) y causa sangrado intracerebral.

Los síntomas dependen de la localización del aneurisma, si se rompe o no y sobre qué parte del cerebro está ejerciendo presión, pero pueden abarcar:

  • Visión doble
  • Pérdida de la visión
  • Dolores de cabeza
  • Dolor en el ojo
  • Dolor en el cuello
  • Cuello rígido

Un dolor de cabeza intenso y repentino es un síntoma de que un aneurisma se ha roto. Otros síntomas de la ruptura de un aneurisma pueden abarcar:

Nota: un aneurisma que presente ruptura es una emergencia médica. Busque ayuda médica de inmediato.

Signos y exámenes:

Un examen ocular puede mostrar evidencia de aumento de la presión dentro del cerebro (aumento en presión intracraneal), incluyendo inflamación del nervio óptico o sangrado dentro de la retina. Un examen del cerebro y del sistema nervioso (neurológico) puede mostrar movimiento ocular, habla, fuerza y sensaciones anormales.

Se pueden utilizar los siguientes exámenes para diagnosticar un aneurisma cerebral y determinar la causa del sangrado dentro del cerebro.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/28/2010
  • Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital; and David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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Meyers PM, Schumacher HC, Higashida RT, Barnwell SL, Creager MA, Gupta R, McDougall CG, Pandey DK, Sacks D, Wechsler JR: American Heart Association. Indications for the performance of intracranial endovascular neurointerventional procedures: a scientific statement from the American Heart Associatino Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention. Stroke Council, council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Interdisciplinary Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease, and Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research. Circulation. 2009;119:2235-2249.

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