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Kim Kardashian revealed on season 7 of The Kardashians that she was diagnosed with a small brain aneurysm due to stress
When she told her sister Kourtney about the diagnosis, Kim revealed that the doctor told her the aneurysm has been in her brain for "years"
New episodes of The Kardashians premiere Thursdays at 12 a.m. ET on Hulu
The aneurysm doctors found inKim Kardashian's brain is not new.
On the Nov. 20 episode ofThe Kardashians, Kim, 45, told her sisterKourtney Kardashianthatdoctors had found an aneurysm in her brain.
"I did a Prenuvo scan, and they called me today, and they're like, 'Everything looks great. But you have an aneurysm in your brain,'" Kim told Kourtney. "They're like, 'It's been there for like years. It was here a few years ago.'"
After hearing from the doctor, Kim said she called brain surgeon Keith Black. "I sent him a picture of it, and he was like, 'I want you to come in for all this imaging.' And then I asked, I was like, 'Can I wait? 'Cause what makes it rupture?' And they're like, 'Just stress.'"
Considering the high-stress phase of life she was in at the time — "studying 10 hours a day" for the upcoming bar exam — waiting didn't exactly seem like a good option.
In a confessional, Kourtney said, "I'm definitely worried about Kim. She has so much going on between work and her four kids, that I don't want her to have an aneurysm, of course."
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A Prenuvo scan is a full-body MRI that serves as a proactive health tool to identify diseases or ailments early.
In 2023,Kim posted about the "life-saving" scanon Instagram, which she clarified was not an ad but rather a PSA, saying the scan "really saved some of my friends' lives."
After the aneurysm diagnosis was first revealed in the season 7 premiere episode,Kim shared an update on her healthduring an appearance onGood Morning America.
"You'll see in the next episode, I did go and get a Prenuvo scan. And I had to end up going and getting tons of other brain scans at Cedars[-Sinai] with all the team," she told hostRobin Robertslast month.
She encouraged fans to "tune in" to the show to see how it unfolds, but promised, "Everything works out."
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"It's just a good measure to go," Kim added. "Make sure that you always check everything. Health is wealth, and you just have to be careful with everything that you do."Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In the preview for the season when her aneurysm diagnosis was revealed, she opened up about another stress in her life, her relationship with ex-husband,Kanye West.
"I was pretty tested, I will say. Very tested," she said during a previous episode of where things stand with her ex, with whom she sharesNorth, 12,Saint, 9,Chicago, 7, andPsalm, 6. "I mean, I have psoriasis again. I felt it. I mean,I felt more stressed, probably just because I had to super, super protect what I had to protect. My kids are involved now."
New episodes ofThe Kardashianspremiere Thursdays at 12 a.m. ET on Hulu.
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