Kim Kardashian, the reality television star and entrepreneur, said she has been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm.
Kardashian disclosed the diagnosis during a teaser for the seventh season of her reality show The Kardashians, which premiered Thursday on Hulu.
“There’s, like, a little aneurysm,” Kardashian can be heard saying in the clip, which appears in a preview of the season at the beginning of its first episode.
Kardashian’s sister Kourtney Kardashian Barker appears to respond to the news, saying, “Whoa”.
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Kardashian can be heard suggesting the aneurysm stems from stress. Footage in the teaser also appears to show Kardashian undergoing a brain scan.
Brain aneurysms are relatively common: about one in every 50 people has an unruptured brain aneurysm. Many people who have them are not aware of it, because unruptured aneurysms typically do not cause symptoms.
It was not clear whether Kardashian was experiencing symptoms or not. Kardashian’s publicist did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday.
In rare instances, if the aneurysm grows to a large size, unruptured aneurysms can cause intense headaches, weakness, speech difficulties or difficulty balancing, among other symptoms.
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If an aneurysm does rupture, it can lead to a sudden, severe headache, as well as nausea, double vision, confusion, loss of consciousness or seizures. Aneurysms that burst are extremely dangerous and can lead to strokes, brain damage or even death. – This article originally appeared in the New York Times
