What Is a Brain Aneurysm?
6. Leaking Aneurysm Symptoms
A brain aneurysm will sometimes start losing small volumes of blood rather than completely rupturing. This is known as a sentinel leak because it alerts the patient and professionals to a potentially very serious problem. This will likely cause the patient to develop a sudden and severe headache that is known as a sentinel headache.
Other symptoms of sentinel bleeds include orbital pain, double vision, loss of vision, and dizziness. Less common symptoms include speech problems, drooping eyelids, seizures, motor disturbances and sensory disturbances. A leaking aneurysm is often a precursor to a ruptured aneurysm so they should be taken very seriously.
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