‘The silent killer’
About 1 in 50 Americans have unruptured brain aneurysms that can be deadly if they pop. How do you know when to get checked?
By Jason Singer
A family history of aneurysms or the presence of an abnormally bad headache could mean it’s time to undergo tests. (For Spectrum Health Beat)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones was in excellent medical condition, by all accounts.
The longtime congresswoman from East Cleveland had spent her summer arguing in Congress for a plan to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And she spent most of that sweltering Tuesday in August 2008 planning for a forthcoming electoral-reform forum at Cleveland State University.
http://healthbeat.spectrumhealth.org/the-silent-killer-ruptured-brain-aneurysm/
