PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - About one in 50 people in the U.S. have an unruptured brain aneurysm. These “ticking time bombs” can rupture if they aren’t treated. Now — doctors are using a ...

A study led by UCSF neurologist S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, has shown that coiling of ruptured brain aneurysms is very effective during long-term follow-up, similar to outcomes with surgical clipping.

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsurgical clip occlusion does not prevent disabilities any better than endovascular coil embolization in most patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage stemming from cerebral aneurysms ...

May 30, 2006 — Coil embolization for the treatment of ruptured aneurysms is as effective as surgical clipping, according to results of the first study to prospectively compare long-term outcomes of ...

Insertion of a tiny metal coil into a bleeding aneurysm in the brain appears safer in the long run for some patients than a more-established treatment that requires brain surgery, researchers find. A ...

Recovery from a brain aneurysm rupture may include intensive care in a hospital, assisted or self-care at home, and rehabilitation programs. Recovery can also depend on the location and size of the ...

About one in 50 people in the U.S. have an unruptured brain aneurysm. Experts say these “ticking time bombs” can rupture if they aren’t treated. Now, doctors are using a novel approach to clip the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — About 1 in 50 people in the U.S. have an “un-ruptured” brain aneurysm, which are ticking time bombs if they aren’t treated. Doctors are using a new procedure to “clip” the ...