Who gets brain aneurysms?

Who gets brain aneurysms?

You’re more likely to develop a brain aneurysm if you:

• Are female.
• Are 40 to 60 years old.
• Have a family history of aneurysms
• Have a rare blood-vessel disorder like arterial dissection, fibromuscular dysplasia or cerebral arteritis.
• Have a genetic disorder that affects connective tissue such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1 or Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
• Have polycystic kidney disease.
• Are born with brain aneurysm as a birth defect.