>> Now a health alert about brain aneurism one in 50 people has won and won ruptures every
18 minutes. And while they may bur suddenly there can be warning signs that should not
be ignored. So if you get here
is his parents wish they had
known those warning signs
before their 11 year-old died
suddenly
10 years ago Sophia’s mom
Monica has spent now the last
decade trying to tell as many
people as possible about this
risk. Mike is joining us this
morning along with the local
neurosurgeon who has treated
the family
doctor Ricardo handle it was
from Baptist Medical Center
good morning to both of you
thank you for being here.
Monica you and I have stayed in
touch for the last 10 years
because I’ve never forgot my
interview with you and your
husband, Omar. You reached out
to me because you want to make
sure that our community knows
about the risks. I
know it’s very rare in young
children. But one child is too
many. What do you want parents.
To know about brain
in Europe brain aneurysms I
want them to know that it can
happen to children. I know
it’s rare but always follow
your gut instinct if the child
is having persistent headaches,
be sure to tell the
pediatrician I know you’re
familiar history. It’s very
important to know that it’s
interesting because you
you didn’t know obviously
because who would thank you
always think that in your son’s
happen in older people
and it wasn’t like you ignore
the warning signs you thought
that maybe so if you need to
classes and that’s why her
vision was blurred we took her
to an EMT I took her to the eye
doctor.
We just thought it was know
thing she was only 11.
So we just thought you know,
she’s dehydrated from pink
soccer from Bali ball from.
And then side and they had more
and more headaches were
frequently so after
what causes a brain aneurism.
>> It’s a weak spot on
about so in kids is called want
to be up there on the inner
lining of the vest so just like
happened to Sophia but you can
be born
with that the youngest kid with
treated Wilson, a couple of
years ago as a 14 month old boy
would uh bring an ER is
so it can happen at any age and
I what Monica said I think that
everybody has to be aware you
can happen at any age. So
don’t overplay. But don’t
underplay
a headache in a child because
you could be dealing with
something that is life
threatening like him and it
runs so deep look
for help.
>> I know that based on local
statistics that 5 children have
been died as with any reasons
here locally through Nemours
and Wilson, a nearly 200 adults
who obviously is more common
than in adults that said are
the symptoms in children, the
same as adult son and what are
they.
>> I think headache is the
number one when somebody has a
bleeding from and that it was a
sudden have bake typically
described as the worst headache
of one’s life. But it could
happen in construing the kids a
bit harder,
especially if they’re younger
they’re not communicating yet.
And then 11 year-old she’s
going to tell you is going to
tell him having a bad headache.
Dahl don’t. Just say does not
fund is a migraine
seek help. Ah, yes, it can help
happening kids as well if you
have from you know history
that’s the point the Monica and
I were talking
before does if you don’t have
an about in the family are all
just 4% is one in 25 knot one
if if they opt to and 25.
If you have one family member
you get a
50% increase. And if you have
to family members to double
your odds of having to bring an
ER was and we do recommend the
screaming as soon as the child
can
sit stay put for an MRI that we
do does with DOD radiation, a
will so we can do and the more
I was
a kid probably the 5, 6, 7,
year-old we can do this without
sedation has so it’s
interesting to Monica because
you were told about this after
Sophie
is passing.
>> in remembering my interview
with your husband, Omar there
was something in particular
that really made
him go and be tested by doctor
Hanlon and that was a dream
right from Sofia can you
explain that.
>> Right we were told that it
could be genetic because she
was so young.
And we within a few weeks we
were in Miami and my husband
had a dream with her.
>> And she had
to wait bandage around her head
and there was no expression to
was just staring at her dad and
he felt that he took it as a
sign that he should go get
screened. Within 3 or 4 weeks
of her passing he had surgery
as well so she saved his life.
So
he had a brain aneurism there
that did not rupture
thankfully right.
>> It is you treat these doctor
handle, I mean sometimes we
hear about brain aneurism and
they rupture nothing can be
done. What kind of timeframe
are you talking about that you
need to if you recognize these
headaches and get to a medical
you know Center at you know
immediately do have some time
If you have a bring enters with
symptoms with a headache or
bleeding.
>> It has to be done right away
omar’s case found out screaming
because daughter had won.
You have time is not an
emergency, but you should look
for people that
centers that can provide
treatment both by open surgery
and minimally invasive
we’ve got much better in the
last 5.10 years and the way to
3 is an or is wary when I
started
1520 years ago, 2, 3, is was
like a high
risk situation. Now it’s almost
like drive-thru brace or do we
we would joke because people
got a hostile one day get rated
minimally invasive band-aid on
the growing going out.
>> So changes their life it
saves
their life.
>> It changes the risk of that
believing in it were it’s very
hard for us as physicians.
The matter how good we are and
how much we know about it’s
hard to forecast who is going
to bleed. So we treat those
that have certain features we
don’t treat all bring Andrews
but those to have certain
features with treat to
prevent the bleeding and it is
a very effective in preventing
blood.
>> Thank you both for being
here you know Nick, I know you
have tremendous anxiety every
time you take your beautiful
children fact we have a picture
of of you know your children,
your girls and your sign
who now have to go and be
screened and I’m sure brings
you tremendous anxiety because
you’re waiting for those
results, but everything has
been good so far everything has
been clear thank goodness.