Would Kepra, hydrocodone and Xanax cause aneurysm?
Patient: my wife erica rittenhouse just died on july 24th 2012. i was hospitalized and i woke up in the morning and found her to be unresponsive and foam was out of her mouth, i ran for help and they called code blue, three days later in icu , she was hooked to a ventilator and according to the doctor she suffered a anuyerism and the pressure was building in her brain causing her death. im deeply saddened by this and torn, and scarred, and i wanted to know is her taking medications such as kepra for seizures, hydrocodone for pain, and xanax for anxiety would cause this in her. Doctor: Hi,  Thank you for posting your query.  It is unfortunate to note that your wife passed away due to rupture of brain aneurysm and brain hemorrhage.  The medications she was taking- keppra (levetiracetam), hydrocodone and xanax- are not related to aneurysm formation.  In most cases, aneurysms are present from birth.  Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist