27. Hemorrhagic stroke

Question 1

What is hemorrhagic stroke?

Answer 1

When a blood vessel of the brain ruptures and blood accumulates in the tissue around the rupture => P on the brain and a loss of blood to certain areas

Question 2

Causes

Answer 2

Aneurysm & arteriovenous malformation

Intracerebral hemorrhage: High BP, injury, bleeding disorders, deformities in blood vessels (aneurysm)

Question 3

Symptoms

Answer 3

Total or limited loss of consciousness
Nausea and vomiting
Sudden and severe headache
Weak. or numb feeling in the face, leg, or arm on one side of the body

Subarachnoid hemorrhage: Thunderclap headache

Question 4

Diagnosis

Answer 4

CT/MRI, LP

Heart: ECG

Question 5

2 types

Answer 5

Intracerebral hemorrhage: Bleeding within the brain.

Subarachnoid hemorrhage : A blood vessel on the surface of the brain ruptures => P in the “subarachnoid” space