Details of Intracranial hemorrhage

It is a type of stroke which is basically bursting of an artery on account of some rupture of blood vessel within the brain causing bleeding and affecting tissues around. This might damage the brain that's why this needs immediate medical attention.

May include:

• Severe headache
• Seizures
• Nausea or vomiting
• Changes in vision
• Tingling or numbness
• Difficulty in speaking
• Difficulty in writing or reading
• Difficulty in swallowing
• Hand tremors
• Loss of balance
• Loss of consciousness

May include:

• Injury or trauma
• Cerebral aneurysm
• Blood thinners
• Bleeding tumor
• Chronic disease

May be recommended:

• Angiogram
• CT scan
• MRI scan

Treatment option:

Surgical drainage: During the procedure, the doctor may drill a minor hole through the skull and resort to suction to drain the liquid, if it is not increasing more.

Craniotomy: This procedure is performed for big cases in which a section of the head is opened up to remove the blood.

May include:

• Loss of brain function
• Stroke
• Death
• Paralysis