Kim Kardashian made headlines when she revealed on the November 20, 2025 episode of Season 7 of “The Kardashians” that after having a Prenuvo scan, she learned she had a brain aneurysm. “They called me today and were like, ‘Everything looks great,'” Kim explained to her older sister, Kourtney Kardashian. “But you have an aneurysm in your brain.” the people). “They say, ‘He’s been there for many years. He’s been here for a few years,'” she said.
According to Kim, when calling brain surgeon Dr. Keith Black, he advised her to come in so he could take a look, noting that stress can cause an aneurysm to rupture. Suffice it to say, Kim isn’t exactly known for taking things easy. “I’m definitely worried about Kim. She has a lot going on between work and her four kids, and I don’t want her to have an aneurysm, of course,” Kourtney later said in a confessional about her sister’s medical news.
Fortunately, Kim is not alone in her plight, as brain aneurysms are fairly common. And as it turns out, Genetics also affects the likelihood of developing a brain aneurysmas do some lifestyle behaviors.
Family history and lifestyle factors increase the chances of developing an aneurysm
According to Brain Aneurysm Foundation1 in 50 people currently walk around with an unruptured brain aneurysm. “(Aneurysms) are more common than you think,” said Dr. Nina Moore, a neurosurgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. NBC News “A lot of natural history studies may not know the full incidence of how many aneurysms there are because we’re not just examining everyone,” she added. “If we checked everyone, I’m sure we’d find more.”
However, it should be noted that a family history of brain aneurysm can increase a person’s chances of developing one, as can some lifestyle factors. “The most frequently described risk factors include predisposition (family history of aneurysms), high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, and infections,” said Dr. Laura Stein, assistant professor of neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
It is essential to detect brain aneurysms early
According to neurosurgeon and neuroradiologist Dr. Robert M. Stark, detecting brain aneurysms early is key. He explained in a blog post (via Jackson Health System). Ultimately, it could mean it The difference between an aneurysm and a stroke For the patient.
As you may recall, in 2023, he will be the star of Game of Thrones Emilia Clarke has publicly revealed that she is “missing” parts of her brain after an aneurysmOne of them ruptured, leading to a stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage. “Strokes – once there’s no blood getting to any part of your brain for a second, the blood finds a different way to get around but then any part of it that’s missing is gone,” Clark explained during a 2022 appearance on BBC’s “Sunday Morning Live.” Entertainment tonight). However, she considered herself lucky, noting that she was part of a “very small minority of people” who overcame such a life-threatening medical emergency.
