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My doctor did a physical exam on me to check for aneurysms, would that be good enough? i have health anxiety and have a fear of brain aneurysm
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Comments: Why do you fear an aneurysm? Did a family relative suffer from one? A physical exam by your doctor is totally inadequate to prove or disprove presence of aneurysm, but an MRI could do a far better job.
Answered 10/27/2015
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More than enough: A person who has anxiety and has fear of brain aneurysms (without any normal reason to be fearing brain aneurysms) doesn't have an aneurysm problem, but instead has a phobia. The phobia (excessive, irrational fear) can be of one of many kinds, and in this case happens to be of brain aneurysms. The problem is a psychiatric one, and so are its exam and treatment. It has nothing to do with aneurysms.
Answered 10/27/2015
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