General Information About Brain Hemorrhage
Disease Details and Frequently Asked Questions
It is the crushing of brain cells and depriving the area of oxygen by blood leaking from one of the arteries or veins inside the skull tearing due to weakening or trauma.
Uncontrolled and suddenly rising hypertension, ballooning in brain vessels (aneurysms), vascular tangles (AVM), misuse of blood thinners, and severe blows to the head are the main causes.
Sudden headache, described by the person as the 'worst pain I've ever experienced in my life', projectile vomiting, speech impairment, momentary paralysis on one side of the body, and loss of consciousness.
Chronic blood pressure patients, individuals of advanced age, heavy smokers and alcohol consumers, and those with a family history of brain hemorrhage/aneurysm are in the high-risk group.
With a Computerized Tomography (CT) of the brain taken in a patient brought to the emergency room, the location, type, and volume of the bleeding are clearly determined within seconds.
In small hemorrhages, blood pressure is lowered with medications, and brain edema is controlled. If the bleeding is large and pressing on brain tissue, the skull is urgently opened to drain the blood (craniotomy), or the torn vessel is repaired via angiography.
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