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[|Human|] I suffered a burst brain aneurysm two years ago and have headaches every day since. My neurologist did a nerve block due to unsuccessful medication regimen. After the nerve block I have been feeling memory loss, confusion and the headaches have returned. he said to continue my medication as I made need another nerve block. My question is, are these symptoms normal and should I have another block if the first one failed? I wonder how many people get as far as I have surviving a brain aneurysm (the doctors implanted a coil in my veins in the brain).
[|AI|]  Hi, Thanks for writing in. Your symptoms might be seen in many patients with burst brain aneurysms. Implanting coils in the brain aneurysms is a safe and acceptable form of treatment nowadays. For patients achieving good results with these temporary nerve blocks, there are a variety of other more permanent pain-relieving procedures that can be performed, including cutting the nerve, decompressing the nerve, or damaging it with small doses of a toxin or with a radio-frequency energy probe. An occipital nerve stimulator (basically a nerve pacemaker) can also be helpful. If you do well with the temporary blocks, your doctor will discuss the pros and cons of these options with you. Hope this helps