By definition, an aneurysm is swelling of the blood vessel. They commonly occur in an artery or vein after a heart attack. An aneurysm can cause a blood clot, which can lead to major damage to the heart and brain. Identifying an aneurysm is very difficult. There are very little symptoms that can be detected. The symptoms change depending on where the artery is located:  A Thoracic aneurysm produces a dry cough; pain in the …showed first 75 words of 471 total…

…showed last 75 words of 471 total…lot about aneurysms by doing this research report. I choose this topic because my grand mother suffered from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm and died, on Thanksgiving, two weeks after she was diagnosed. She had complained about loss of eye site, and numbness. If I had known then what I know now, she might be alive today. Bibliography 2 www.columbia.edu/~mdt1/cerebfaq.txt 3 cpmcnet.colombia.edu/dept/cerebro/aneurysm.html 4 news.excite.com/pr/000111/ca-mtix-aneurysm