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Originally Posted by Thecoiler
Katie,
screening, whether with MRI or CT, should be considered only in families with at least two 1st degree relatives with intracranial aneurysms. Your grandfather doesn't count since he is not a 1st degree relative. Remember, only aneurysms in the brain count. Aneurysms in other parts of the body are not related to brain aneurysms.
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what do u mean by First Degree relatives? My mom's mom died in her fourties of a brain aneurysm... As to helping out with someone's question before: Yes, aneurysms are hereditary. If you go to webmd.com you can look it up. They say some who are more at risk for aneurysms are women, and those who have had relatives with aneurysms (also african women). However, I am not of african descent. (I am not noting this because I am racist or anything like that, just saying).