"Non-destructive cerebral aneurysm patients at higher risk of mental illness"
Oct 06, 2024
Patients who recognize that they have a non-destructive brain aneurysm are 10% more likely to be diagnosed with mental illness than those who do not, and have a higher risk of mental health problems, especially in patients with non-destructive brain aneurysms under the age of 40.
Medical staff at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital (Hospital President Kim Han-soo) released a study that showed that patients who follow up without surgical treatment after being diagnosed with a non-fracture aneurysm are more likely to suffer from mental illness than those without a non-fracture brain aneurysm.
There have been studies that have observed stress and anxiety patterns in patients diagnosed with non-destructive brain aneurysms, but this is the first study to estimate the risk of mental health problems after diagnosis in a large population.
Professor Lee Hyang-woon of Department of Neurology at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Professor Na-rae Yang of Neurosurgery (co-corresponding author), Professor Kim Young-gu of Neurosurgery, Professor Ahn Hyung-mi of the Institute of Convergence Medicine (co-author), and Professor Kim Ga-eun of Department of Psychiatry 'Increased Risk of Mental Illness in Patients With Diagnosed and Untreated Intracranial Aneurysm: A recent American prestigious academic study conducted by conducting research on 'Findings From a Nationwide Coghort Study'3) registered in the online edition.
Using the National Health Information Database (NHID) of the National Health Insurance Service, the research team compared the 10-year incidence of mental illness such as anxiety, stress, depression, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, insomnia, alcohol or substance abuse to patients newly diagnosed with non-destructive brain aneurysm from 2011 to 2019.
As a result, patients who recognized that they had a non-destructive brain aneurysm were 10% more likely to be diagnosed with mental illness than those who did not. The risk of mental health problems was particularly noticeable in patients with non-destructive brain aneurysms under 40 years of age.
'Non-fractory cerebral aneurysm' is a lesion with weakened and swollen cerebrovascular walls and a potential risk of cerebral hemorrhage. However, if follow-up observation is conducted through monitoring without surgical treatment after diagnosis, it suggests that there is a high probability of suffering from mental illness such as depression or anxiety.
Professor Yang Narae of Neurosurgery, a co-corresponding author of the study, said, `After the diagnosis of brain aneurysm, many of the patients being followed up by imaging have experienced fear and anxiety over the fear of a fatal cerebral hemorrhage at any time""Doctors treating brain aneurysms should consider in the course of treatment that diagnosis of non-destructive brain aneurysms itself can add to the patient's psychological burden and contribute to mental illness.", he explained.
Professor Lee Hyang-woon of Neurology, a co-corresponding author, emphasized that "the study has confirmed that patients with non-destructive brain aneurysms can be under great stress just by being diagnosed" and that "support to overcome mental problems is also an important part of comprehensive treatment".
Medical staff at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital (Hospital President Kim Han-soo) released a study that showed that patients who follow up without surgical treatment after being diagnosed with a non-fracture aneurysm are more likely to suffer from mental illness than those without a non-fracture brain aneurysm.
There have been studies that have observed stress and anxiety patterns in patients diagnosed with non-destructive brain aneurysms, but this is the first study to estimate the risk of mental health problems after diagnosis in a large population.
Professor Lee Hyang-woon of Department of Neurology at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Professor Na-rae Yang of Neurosurgery (co-corresponding author), Professor Kim Young-gu of Neurosurgery, Professor Ahn Hyung-mi of the Institute of Convergence Medicine (co-author), and Professor Kim Ga-eun of Department of Psychiatry 'Increased Risk of Mental Illness in Patients With Diagnosed and Untreated Intracranial Aneurysm: A recent American prestigious academic study conducted by conducting research on 'Findings From a Nationwide Coghort Study'3) registered in the online edition.
Using the National Health Information Database (NHID) of the National Health Insurance Service, the research team compared the 10-year incidence of mental illness such as anxiety, stress, depression, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, insomnia, alcohol or substance abuse to patients newly diagnosed with non-destructive brain aneurysm from 2011 to 2019.
As a result, patients who recognized that they had a non-destructive brain aneurysm were 10% more likely to be diagnosed with mental illness than those who did not. The risk of mental health problems was particularly noticeable in patients with non-destructive brain aneurysms under 40 years of age.
'Non-fractory cerebral aneurysm' is a lesion with weakened and swollen cerebrovascular walls and a potential risk of cerebral hemorrhage. However, if follow-up observation is conducted through monitoring without surgical treatment after diagnosis, it suggests that there is a high probability of suffering from mental illness such as depression or anxiety.
Professor Yang Narae of Neurosurgery, a co-corresponding author of the study, said, `After the diagnosis of brain aneurysm, many of the patients being followed up by imaging have experienced fear and anxiety over the fear of a fatal cerebral hemorrhage at any time""Doctors treating brain aneurysms should consider in the course of treatment that diagnosis of non-destructive brain aneurysms itself can add to the patient's psychological burden and contribute to mental illness.", he explained.
Professor Lee Hyang-woon of Neurology, a co-corresponding author, emphasized that "the study has confirmed that patients with non-destructive brain aneurysms can be under great stress just by being diagnosed" and that "support to overcome mental problems is also an important part of comprehensive treatment".
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