Warning Signs/Symptoms

Although people with unruptured brain aneurysms may have headaches, this is often not associated with the actual aneurysm. Most people with unruptured brain aneurysms are completely asymptomatic have no symptoms, while others may experience some or all of the following symptoms, which suggest an aneurysm:
  • Cranial Nerve Palsy

  • Dilated Pupils

  • Double Vision

  • Pain Above and Behind Eye

  • Localized Headache
 
 


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•  Brain Aneurysm Basics
•  Risk Factors
•  Warning Signs/Symptoms
•  Detection Methods
•  Unruptured Brain Aneurysms
•  Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
•  The Brain
•  Links
•  Videos and Photos
•  News Articles

 

 
  People who suffer a ruptured brain aneurysm (subarachnoid hemorrhage) will often have warning signs. The following warning signs precede about 40% of major ruptures:
  • Localized Headache

  • Nausea & Vomiting

  • Stiff Neck

  • Blurred or Double Vision

  • Sensitivity to Light (photophobia)

  • Loss of Sensation
 


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