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Can holding your breath for extended periods of time cause a brain aneurysm?
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I am not aware: of any association bewtween those two conditions.
Answered 12/6/2014
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Cerebral aneurysm: It is unlikely that breath holding could be a prominent cause of cerebral aneurysm. I doubt there are any controlled studies to verify the premise.
Answered 9/28/2016
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