Research Links Air Pollution to an Increased Risk for Bleeding in the Brain

Research links air pollution to an increased risk for bleeding in the brain

University of Utah Health researchers have documented an association between air pollution exposure and a rare type of bleeding within the brain. An aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, or aSAH, can damage brain tissue enough to leave patients paralyzed or in a coma or cause death.

There's a link between pollution and bleeding in the brain

Researchers have found an association between air pollution exposure and a rare type of bleeding within the brain. An aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, or aSAH, can damage brain tissue enough to leave patients paralyzed or in a coma or cause death. Neurosurgeon Robert Rennert led a retrospective study of 70 patients treated at the University of Utah Hospital for aSAH over a 5-year period. Utah’s Wasatch Front is often beset with high levels of…