Legendary rapper Dr. Dre was hospitalized on Tuesday after reportedly suffering a brain aneurysm, which can quickly turn deadly should it rupture.
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Legendary rapper Dr. Dre was hospitalized on Tuesday after reportedly suffering a brain aneurysm, which can quickly turn deadly should it rupture. The music icon later took to Instagram, thanking fans for their kinds words, saying he’s “doing great and getting excellent care” from his medical team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Following the news, some may be wondering: What is a brain aneurysm? Read on for a breakdown of the potentially life-threatening occurrence. Simply put, a brain aneurysm is a “weak or thin spot on an artery in the brain that balloons or bulges out and fills with blood,” according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. A brain aneurysm “looks like a berry hanging on a stem,” describes the Mayo Clinic. Much of the time, a brain aneurysm causes no symptoms — it’s only after it steadily grows, becoming larger and larger, that some people experience symptoms such as pain above and behind the eye, paralysis on one side of the face, numbness and weakness, among other signs. When the aneurysm ruptures, however, “one always experiences a sudden and extremely severe headache” says the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which notes that this severe headache is commonly described as the “worst headache of one’s life.
