A carotid endarterectomy removes plaque from arteries and lowers the chance that you will have a stroke. The procedure’s effectiveness makes it essential for many people. If you plan to…
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When cavernous malformations, or cavernomas, in the brain cause symptoms, bleed or grow, surgery is often performed to remove these abnormal blood vessels and allow patients to return to their…
About 795,000 Americans experience a stroke each year, and many of these strokes are caused by the buildup of plaque in the arteries, which can block the flow of blood…
A brain aneurysm is when a bulge in a blood vessel of the brain has ruptured or is at risk for rupturing. For a patient with an unruptured aneurysm, a…
About six million Americans have unruptured aneurysms in the brain. Many of these cause no symptoms and are discovered during tests for other conditions — and still others are never…
