aneurism

[bigdaddyrox4574]

Hello! I am doing some research for a short story that I am trying to write and would like some input regarding the plausibility of a scenario that I have in mind. It is important to the story that the main character dies unexpectedly during childbirth, but the baby survives. My thesis is that the woman has an undiagnosed intracranial aneurism which will rupture during the birth. The only evidence, up until then, that she has this condition will be occasional stress induced headaches; i.e., while anticipating telling her mother about a dangerous job she is taking. So, is this plausible? Can you suggest a more plausible scenario? It just needs to be natural (no foul play) and preserve the life of the infant…

Thanks for any help;
Michael

[MG (Admin)]

The scenario is OK except for this part:-

The only evidence, up until then, that she has this condition will be occasional stress induced headaches

An aneurysm rarely causes headaches until it bursts....and then the headache is sudden onset and severe.
There is a possibility of smaller "warning bleeds" which could not really be described as stress headaches....also you'll end up scaring all those people with "stress headaches"!

If you wanted some evidence of a growing aneurysm waiting to burst I would choose an enlarged pupil on one side with no or mild headache.


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