Head injury or not

[Paulreedman]

I suffered a cerebral aneurysm but 6 weeks prior to this I got electrocuted which the forse through me back causing me to bang the back of my head on a concrete floor,

I would really like to know if this can be linked

[malalatete]

Do you mean that your aneurysm ruptured 6 weeks after a bang to the head? Because yes, the 2 things could be connected. The impact could have caused an existing weak spot (of which you may have been completely unaware) to fail. But then, aneurysms can go for no obvious reason as well, or just because of daily life - a sneeze, even.

If it has ruptured presumably you were treated.

If you mean it has just been found then it wasn't necessarily the head injury that caused it. Some of us just have them...

[Paulreedman in reply to malalatete]

Yes I agree,but after my accident i started to get really bad headaches at the back of my head of which got worse each day upto the point of getting nausea and dizzy spells,then a couple of days before I collapsed i couldn't even put my head down due to real bad like stiffness at back of my head, after I collapsed and got rushed into hospital where I was diagnosed with a Basacala tip anuriusum off which has ruptured and had to have a coil fitted to stop the bleed. I know it can happen to anyone at anytime but what's the chance off proving that it was related to the accident i had. I just don't know how I can prove it and who I can turn to for help.

[malalatete in reply to Paulreedman]

Right, now I have a bit more understanding of the sequence of events. I would ask your neurologist/surgeon for a view as to whether the aneurysm and rupture was caused by traumatic brain injury or not. They may not be able to say of course - if the aneurysm had been there but not causing symptoms (like mine) and not detected by previous scans then you would be at higher risk that a simple bang on the head/sneeze would get you - but no-one would have been any the wiser so it wouldn't have been anything that could have been prevented. That is not to say of course that someone couldn't have - and shouldn't have - prevented the situation arising that caused your accident, just that the severity of outcome wasn't down to them, but rather an accident of your own biology.

It's not likely to be as clear cut as you had a bang on the head which caused an aneurysm which then ruptured - unless you have scans inmediately prior to the accident saying that ahead of that your brain was clear...

Your neuro may be able to advise about formation of basilar tip aneurysms - whether they are more likely as a result of TBI or just incidental. If he says 'this type of aneurysm usually occurs after a bang on the head' then you may be able to use that, but my guess is that you will be told either 'we don't know' or 'it has probably been there all your life and could have gone at any time and we can't make a link'. You probably should ask the question though so you can get your head round it.

Thank goodness they were able to coil it for you! Mine is being treated with a flow diverter - inoperable/ uncoilable. But it has partially deflated over the last 6 months so I am now less likely to drop down any moment. All good really 😊. Hope you get some help from your neuro team.

[Paulreedman in reply to malalatete]

I will let you know how i get with the neuro people at a later date, I'm glad things are good for you, I've got my 3rd MRI scan in February,because apparently I've got 2 smaller anuriusum' there keeping a cheque on.anyway you take care.bye