For those suffering from hemorrhagic cerebral vascular disease, such as cerebral aneurysm or cerebral hemorrhage, it is suggested that nutrients that help build collagen and elastin be taken, to help rebuild the endothelial lining of the cardiovascular arterial system. Nutrient supplements have also been reported to help reduce the risk of or damage caused by aneurysm or hemorrhage. Fifty percent of all patients diagnosed with an aneurysm or cerebral hemorrhage have hypertension.
Cerebral atherosclerosis is also an underlying risk factor for cerebral vascular disease.
Cerebral artery aneurysm, one of the cerebral vascular diseases, can be fatal. An aneurysm is a weakened portion of the heart or a blood vessel, usually an artery, that fills up with blood under pressure, causing it to balloon outward. Aneurysm can be caused by a hereditary weakness in the vessel wall, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, direct injury, infection, and other diseases. Approximately 30,000 people a year in the United States suffer an aneurysm rupture, causing cerebral hemorrhage. It has been estimated that if five people suffer a cerebral hemorrhage today, in 1 year, only one of those people will be alive and well, one will be disabled, and the other three will be dead.