Can Smoking Brain Aneurysm?

Smoking. Smoking tobacco can significantly increase your risk of developing a brain aneurysm. Studies have shown the majority of people diagnosed with a brain aneurysm smoked, or had done so in the past. The risk is particularly high in people with a family history of brain aneurysm.

What is the main cause of brain aneurysm?

Aneurysms have a variety of causes including high blood pressure and atherosclerosis, trauma, heredity, and abnormal blood flow at the junction where arteries come together. There are other rare causes of aneurysms. Mycotic aneurysms are caused by infections of the artery wall.

Can quitting smoking cause an aneurysm?

Smoking leads to a higher risk of a dangerous abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) forming in the body's largest artery, and a recent study showed that the odds drop when people quit smoking. “If you quit, your risk of forming an aneurysm that can lead to a deadly rupture goes down,” said James B.