Cerebral Hemorrhage

Overview

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), sometimes known as a stroke, is the third largest cause of morbidity and mortality in many developed countries. Strokes can be either ischemic or hemorrhagic. When blood supply to a portion of the brain is cut off, an ischemic stroke develops. It's a rather common type of stroke. Cerebral Hemorrhage, often known as a stroke, is a deadly condition in which a hematoma occurs inside the brain parenchyma, with or without blood extension into the ventricles.

Management of Cerebral Hemorrhage ranges from medication to open surgery to actively drain the hematoma, with research underway to develop less intrusive ways to improve prognosis. Complications from a brain bleed are common. The bleeding prevents nerve cells from communicating with the rest of the body and resuming normal function.