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Are frequent nosebleeds a sign of brain aneurysm?i have nosebleeds and i'm curious.i also have lots of headaches and have recently had a cat scan

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Not aneurysm: You may have a bleeding tendency which your physician could work up, or you may just have a plexus of veins in your nose that an otolaryngologist could fix. It's not a brain aneurysm.

Dr Saghafi agreed

Answered 11/21/2019

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A member asked:

Are frequent nosebleeds a sign of brain aneurysm?i have nosebleeds and i'm curious.i also have lots of headaches and have recently had a cat scan

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Dr Saghafi agreed

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