Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is one of the most devastating cerebrovascular catastrophes causing death in 40 to 50% of the cases. The most common cause of SAH is a rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. If the aneurysm is found, it can be treated before the possible rupture. However, some intracranial aneurysms will never rupture – theContinue reading “Hypertensive smoking women have higher risk of fatal brain bleeding”
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Brain Bleeding Risk for Men With Alzheimer’s Gene
Even though women for ApoE4 are at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s, men who have the gene and disease suffer more tiny hemorrhages in their brains. A common genetic variation, ApoE4, linked to Alzheimer’s disease greatly raises the likelihood of tiny brain bleeds in some men, scientists have found. Such hemorrhages in brain tissue –Continue reading “Brain Bleeding Risk for Men With Alzheimer’s Gene”