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Symptoms of Hemorrhagic Stroke
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Symptoms. Symptoms of an intracerebral, or parenchymal, hemorrhage typically begin very suddenly, evolve over several hours, and include:
- Headache
- Nausea and vomiting
- Altered mental states
- Seizures
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. When the hemorrhage is a subarachnoid type, warning signs may occur from the leaky blood vessel a few days to a month before the aneurysm fully develops and ruptures. Warning signs may include:
- Sudden onset of severe headaches
- Nausea and vomiting
- Sensitivity to light
- Various neurologic abnormalities. Seizures, for example, occur in about 8% of patients.
When the aneurysm ruptures, the stroke victim may experience:
- A terrible headache
- Neck stiffness
- Vomiting
- Altered states of consciousness
- Eyes may become fixed in one direction or lose vision
- Stupor, rigidity, and coma
Review Date: 05/06/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.,
Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
