What is a Hemorrhagic Stroke

Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in part of the brain becomes weak and bursts open, causing blood to leak into the brain.

No historical feature distinguishes ischemic from hemorrhagic stroke, although nausea, vomiting, headache, and change in level of consciousness are more common in hemorrhagic strokes.

Hemorrhagic Stroke an Intracerebral hemorrhage is the result of the rupture of a vessel within the brain called parenchyma. While hemorrhagic strokes are less common than ischemic strokes, they tend to be more deadly.

Hemorrhagic strokes are categorized by how and where they occur. If it occurs in the brain and ruptures, it can also cause a hemorrhagic stroke.

Anti-clotting medications, which are used in heart disease treatment to break up blood clots, can increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Diabetes does not appear to increase the risk for hemorrhagic stroke.

Obesity may increase the risk for both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke independently of other risk factors that often co-exist with excess weight, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and unhealthy cholesterol level.

People who suffer ischemic strokes have a much better chance for survival than those who experience hemorrhagic strokes. Studies suggest, however, that survivors of hemorrhagic stroke have a greater chance for recovering function than those who suffer ischemic stroke.

Aspirin can be lethal for patients suffering a hemorrhagic stroke, so it is best not to take aspirin at home and to wait until after the doctor has determined what kind of stroke has occurred.