Time bomb brain aneurysm patients increased by 63% over 5 years...50s and 60s Most Women
Apr 26, 2025
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◇ 63% increase in brain aneurysm over 5 years, more in middle-aged women
The number of patients with cerebral aneurysms is increasing every year. According to data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of patients who visited the hospital with cerebral aneurysm (disease code: I671 unbroken cerebral aneurysm) increased by 63% from 115,640 in 2018 to 188,596 in 2023. According to the 2023 data, the number of people in their 50s and 60s was the highest at 109,894, especially at this age, with women more than twice as many as men.
Professor Shin Hee-seop explained, "The number of patients with brain aneurysms continues to increase due to the increase in chronic diseases, excessive stress in modern people, smoking, and drinking." "The fact that brain aneurysms are found more frequently as medical checkups have become more common recently is also the reason for the increase in patients." Regarding the reason for the high incidence of cerebral aneurysm in middle-aged women in particular, "One of the causes is the decrease in oestrogen hormones protecting blood vessels after menopause", he added.
◇ No symptoms of unbroken brain aneurysm, examination important...risk of death if ruptured
Most brain aneurysms have no symptoms until they rupture, but sometimes they complain of headaches or feel dizzy. Since there are no symptoms of self-awareness, most of them are accidentally discovered through medical examinations. Unbroken brain aneurysms can be easily identified through imaging tests such as CT or MRI. When brain aneurysm is found, a treatment plan is made through cerebrovascular angiography.
When the brain aneurysm ruptures, a cerebral hemorrhage called subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs. It is a terrifying disease that can lead to death or leave permanent aftereffects such as speech disorders and paralysis. Symptoms such as sudden severe headache, nausea and vomiting, loss of consciousness, and paralysis can occur. Most ruptured brain aneurysms are identified by CT in the emergency room. Refractions occur frequently within 24 hours of rupture, and the mortality rate approaches 70%, which should be treated as soon as possible.
◇ Surgical treatment is required, coil embolization is expected to recover safely and quickly
Surgery is the only treatment for cerebral aneurysm, and there are two types of surgical methods. It is treated by opening the head bone and cliping the entrance of the brain aneurysm, or by inserting a microcatcher into the blood vessel without opening the head bone and blocking the inside of the brain aneurysm with a soft platinum coil. Considering the location and shape of the brain aneurysm, the relationship with surrounding blood vessels, and the patient's systemic condition, the surgical method during cervical ligation and coil embolization is determined, and the two surgical methods show similar treatment results and complications.
Cervical ligation has the advantage of directly checking the surgical site through a microscope, having a low recurrence rate, and coil embolization has the advantage of being low-invasive and very fast to recover because it does not open the head bone. Both surgical methods have improved surgical safety due to the development of surgical techniques, especially coil embolization, which has recently developed remarkably in surgical methods and instruments to treat many brain aneurysms with coil embolization.
◇If you have high blood pressure or a family history, a test is required
Brain aneurysms have no symptoms before bursting, but once ruptured, there is a risk of death, so it is most important to detect and treat them in advance. If you have a problem with your usual blood pressure, if you have two or more patients in your family with brain aneurysm, you should get tested. Prevention is also important. Chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia should be properly treated, and smoking, drinking, and stress, which are mentioned as risk factors, should also be managed.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
