Advances in the Management of Cerebral Aneurysm Disease Medical Video by Cardiology

Advances in the Management of Cerebral Aneurysm Disease

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An InTimeTV (www.intimetv.com) Insights in Medicine interview with Dr. Bernard Bendok (Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery and Radiology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine). We had a wide-ranging discussion of the basics of cerebral aneurysm disease and clinical management basics for general practitioners, ER physicians and others. We discussed a number of topics including: * A summary cerebral aneurysm disease and its epidemiology here in the US. * Brief summary of the scientific understanding of aneurysm formation and etiology * Signs and symptoms * Risk factors for brain aneurysm and associated conditions * When should screening should be considered * Indications for prophylactic treatment. * Incidence of rupture and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) * For a general practitioner and/or ER physicians, basic principles of acute management of SAH * Outcome after aneurysm rupture and treatment options * Future directions The full video can be watched at: mms://68.251.204.5/video/intimetv/iim005.wmv And it's free with lots more interesting content at www.intimetv.com