Just curious to know if having an aneurysm can affect your thought processes and how you process information depending on the location of the aneurysm in the brain. Also could somebody of had more then one aneurysm in a lifetime?
Hi Tony,
Yeah, you have to figure an aneurysm (if growing) is eventually going to press on other structures within the brain, and there is a chance other things within the brain can become affected if the aneurysm is pressing into an area that normally wouldn't have any such disturbance...and a leak or a ruptured annie can certainly wreak havoc...with more then just thought processes damaged.
And a definate yes on having more then one aneurysm crop up . I had one in 1998, didn't think twice about getting another one ( until I did ) 8 years after having the 1st one clipped. I must admit, I didn't think lightning would strike me twice--I was shocked! Live and learn ! Take care, Janet
Everyone else seems to know alot more then me. I know when I was in the hospital they gave me a puzzle book with questions. One question was "Name the actor that played Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners?". I was stuck! Now just not run of the mill stuck I couldn't recall. I grew up watching the Honeymooners, I loved this actor, I knew him like I knew the back of my own hand. I watched this show every night to go to bed but my mind couldn't recall it.
A young nurse walked in my room and I asked her. She was so young she had no idea who the actor was. She had to go out in the hall and ask someone else. When she told me "Jackie Gleason" with a question in her voice I was like YES YES!
I don't know why or how this happened to me but it did. Now I just seem to have to think harder about things but they are there.
Hope this helps.
Each case is different...but many of us here at BAF have more than one aneurysm...~ Colleen
Hello, from my experience thought processes can most definitely be affected. I had a small 5mm basil tip aneurysm, which was discovered after having an MRI.........which was a result of ongoing complaints(two months) about headaches, reduced capacity to follow and respond to conversations, inability to walk properly, and even talking was extremely exhausting. Two weeks after being told about the aneurysm and being told my symptoms could not be explained, my aneurysm burst. I had coiling two days later.
I was told by the surgeon, in hindsight, that it was possible the aneurysm was slowly leaking and not captured on the MRI, and that indeed could have been the explanation for the aforementioned symptoms. Now, two years later, although the symptoms are not as intense, they are present. Information processing is comprimised, when I have a headache, am tired or there is a lot of other noise. My tolerance for noise is extremely low.
Yes, most definetely to your question about having more than one aneurysm
Hope this info is helpful,
take care
If you have 1 aneurysm your chances of having another are increased. I am part of a research study that is looking at genetic links. I am not aware of any other close family members having a brain aneurysm but my father has poly cystic kidney disease (although tests have ruled out that he has passed this on to me) and my paternal grandfather died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm.
I was diagnosed following investigations of my double vision but in the months prior to this symptom I had been having problems with stroke like symptoms- drooping to left side of my face, poor word recall, poor concentration, stammering. They only occurred when I was tired or I was in stressful situations and although no-one has said they were caused by the aneurysm I am convinced they were. It seems logical to me that if the aneurysm is affecting blood flow through the brain and as in my case is very big (26mm) it is going to press on nerves, brain tissue and vessels and has to be having some affect.
Since the artery has been stented I still have some cognitive issues and although they are not getting any better they are not worsening. The double vision has improved greatly but there is still a bit on looking to the left.
Can you be specific, when you ask thought process being affected, do you mean before discovering, after discovering, after a rupture, or after treatment has been done?
After discovering I guess.
After discovering…
I had three aneurysms. One ruptured, one was clipped, still watching the third. I was fortunate. I had no short term memory problems. when I went back to work I was able function normally. My problems were with my speech, hearing, and no energy. Ohhh also "the headache" occasionaly. Stress,Illness and being tired seem to magnify our problems
hi tony! mine was ruptured and everything is magnafyed, memory deficit, anger, happiness, everything. Non ruptured report similar but not as severe it seems. I am like a 5 yr old, easily distracted w short attention span and cannot multi- task but I work hard at it and I think writing on here helps, tc ttyl
Without a doubt...re: potential of more than one aneurysm...
and, generating my question in "ask the doc" on our limbic system...aka "emotion brain"...then asking if they would put the initial basics of our four lobes...and, the brain stem/cerebellum...and, the ventricles...somewhere in the BAF main website...I understand it may get some consideration... because, we have for a long time gotten data on "aneurysms"....and not the anatomy that runs our brain and body...
for now...you may want to ask your doctors...or just search online... and be ready to discuss w/your doctors... to ask more questions...
Pat
I have had an aneurysm rupture with two clippings. Recently I took a neuropsychological evaluation to determine if I am able to continue to work. I discovered during the testing that I was experiencing problems with verbal communication. I tend to become overwhelmed easily if too many people speak rapidly. It appears that my brain shuts down and the words are in audible. I will find out the results on Apr 28th. I pray this is a minor distraction. I function at full visual capacity.