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Why are some people born with brain aneurysms? is it passed down from a family membe who had a rupture? is it due to other conditions? pls elaborate
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Explanation : This vascular abnormality usually random, rare it could be through the family members through different generation. Other vascular problems can be among the family tree. But this is not somebody's fault. Not contagious.
Answered 1/2/2017
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