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Monday, October, 26, 2009

What Is A Brain Hemorrhage

Brain hemorrhage may explain Natasha Richardson's death

June 09, 2009
In the wake of the sudden death Wednesday of actress Natasha Richardson, reports that she suffered critical brain damage after a seemingly minor fall on a Canadian ski slope on Tuesday have many people wondering how this could happen. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Aneurysms
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...“One in a Million.” It was about his near fatal brain hemorrhage 10 years ago and how he... Read more »

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Preventing a Stroke
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...and family history (such as strokes, aneurysms or brain hemorrhages in near relatives) and those... Read more »

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Know How to Recognize the Signs of Stroke
By Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

A stroke is a "brain attack" that doctors name "cerebro" (brain) "vascular" (blood vessel)... Read more »

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Digital Health Records: Not So Fast
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert

...percent chance of the patient dying from a fatal brain hemorrhage. In theory, modernizing... Read more »

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Honoring those who have survived strokes on World Stroke Day
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

Surviving a brain injury or "brain attack" is not quite like surviving from any other type of... Read more »

Health Guide

Hemorrhagic stroke
Brain bleeding; Brain hemorrhage; Stroke - hemorrhagic Symptoms Stroke symptoms are typically of sudden onset and may quickly become worse. The following is a list... Read more »
CSF total protein
Normal Values The normal protein range is 15 to 45 mg/dl. Note: mg/dl = milligrams per deciliter What abnormal results mean When the protein level increases considerably, it may... Read more »
Hemorrhagic stroke
Brain bleeding; Brain hemorrhage; Stroke - hemorrhagic Prevention Most cases of hemorrhagic stroke are associated with specific risk factors, such as high blood... Read more »
Stroke
A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack." Alternative Names Cerebrovascular disease;... Read more »
Stroke
...blood pressure is controlled and the benefit is greater than the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding and brain hemorrhage. Ask your doctor if aspirin is right for you. Your doctor may also... Read more »

Related News

Brain hemorrhages from Coumadin on the rise
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The rates of brain hemorrhages in people taking the anticoagulant Coumadin quintupled in the 1990s, new data suggests. Researchers also found that... Read summary »

Statins may boost brain hemorrhage risk after stroke
October 03, 2008

Some stroke victims who take statins after suffering their stroke may be at increased risk of having a brain hemorrhage, a new study suggests.... Read summary »

Stopping Brain Bleeding
May 05, 2008

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Intracerebral hemorrhaging, or brain bleeding, is a scary type of stroke. It makes up 15 percent of all... Read summary »

New stroke treatments show promise
October 03, 2008

Several new stroke treatments have shown promise in recent studies. In one trial, patients who'd suffered an acute ischemic stroke who were given an... Read summary »

Deadly Type Of Stroke Targets Mexican Americans and Women
June 17, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) It often begins as a "thunderclap" headache. It's been described as the "the worst headache of a person's life." In many cases... Read summary »