What is a brain aneurysm? A brain aneurysm is an enlarged part of a blood vessel located in the brain. Technology has allowed surgeons to find better ways to treat these aneurysms. New and improved brain aneurysms save lives. Although most people with a brain aneurysm don't know it, there are a few symptoms to watch out for. Vision changes, seizures, facial pain, nausea, neck pain, dilated pupils, and loss of sensation are several different signs that may indicate a ruptured aneurysm. Speech complications, fatigue, and short-term memory loss are symptoms that mean one has a ruptured aneurysm (Schonfeld 518). Not all aneurysms are treated at the time of diagnosis, as it depends on the severity, size and location which will determine how soon the doctor will need to treat it. There is treatment for ruptured and unruptured aneurysms (briananeurysm.com). There are two different ways to approach the treatment of brain aneurysms, surgically or with minimally invasive treatment. Choosing which treatment will work best depends on the size and location of the aneurysm. Endovascular treatment is specifically for unruptured aneurysms and access where the aneurysm is treated from inside the blood vessel. This is sometimes called “coiling” or coiling for embolization (brainaneurysm.com). In this procedure, a doctor inserts a small catheter into an artery in the patient's leg and moves it toward the head of the aneurysm. Nearly 125,000 patients worldwide have been treated with a removable coil (brainaneurysm.com). Treatments for ruptured aneurysms include treatment, but other treatments are also an option. For ruptured aneurysms, there are two ways to... middle of paper ...... and this can be seen with current treatment methods and it can also help correct or alleviate some symptoms. The article goes on to state that VCU is one of approximately twenty-five hospitals in the United States to perform this procedure as an alternative to conventional surgery. This technology is very cutting edge and innovative and only helps patients and their potential recovery. This doctor and his team of researchers have paved the way for many other doctors to find new and improved methods to treat these aneurysms. In conclusion, the size, location, and severity of the brain aneurysm will ultimately determine which treatment to take. receive. However, doctors continue to conduct research to improve treatments and procedures that will make the entire process easier for the patient and the doctor performing that treatment..