Brain Aneurysm Screening

Rupture of a brain aneurysm is a debilitating, often fatal type of stroke and typically has no symptoms until the time of rupture.

Brian Snelling, MD, Medical Director of the Marilyn & Stanley Barry Center for Cerebrovascular Disease & Stroke at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute, provides minimally-invasive techniques to detect and treat conditions of the central nervous system including brain aneurysms.

Under Dr. Snelling’s leadership, The Marilyn & Stanley Barry Center for Cerebrovascular Disease & Stroke at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute now offers screening for at-risk patients at their new Brain Aneurysm Clinic.

Patients who may be a candidate for screening include those with:

• Family history of brain aneurysm and/or brain aneurysm rupture
• Females with high blood pressure and/or tobacco or alcohol use
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Fibromuscular dysplasia
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Coarctation of aorta/bicuspid aortic valve
• Acromegaly

The Institute is one of a select few centers in South Florida to offer the entire spectrum of state-of-the-art neurosurgical and endovascular techniques to detect and treat brain aneurysms. Procedures used to treat unruptured brain aneurysms may include surgical clipping or endovascular coiling. Dr. Snelling performs both procedures, alongside other highly-experienced members of the Institute’s team, to meet the unique needs of each patient to ensure the best outcome.

Request an appointment and a member of our team will contact you

or

call 561.955.4600 to schedule your screening.