What Is A Hemorrhagic Stroke?
Hemorrhagic
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Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage -
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Alternative Names
Brain bleeding; Brain hemorrhage; Stroke - hemorrhagic
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel bursts inside the brain. The brain is very sensitive to bleeding and damage can occur very rapidly, either because of the presence of the...
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