What Is A Brain Haemorrhage?
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What Is A Brain Haemorrhage?
What is a brain haemorrhage? Well, a brain haemorrhage s a serious, potentially life-threatening, condition where blood leaks out of blood vessels over the surface of the brain. It is known as a subarachnoid haemorrhage because the bleeding occurs in the arteries that run underneath a membrane, or layer, in our brain called the arachnoid, which is just below the surface of the skull.
Is The Tendency To Have Brain Haemorrhages Inherited?
Rarely, brain haemorrhages can run in families. However, only events affecting first-degree relatives (mother, father, sibling, child) would normally be regarded as significant family history in this context. You need to discuss the significance of your family history with your own doctor.
Spontaneous brain haemorrhages (i.e. not caused by injury) are due to weakened or damaged blood vessels rupturing and bleeding within or around the brain. There is no room for bleeding within the confines of the skull, so any bleeding causes serious damage to brain tissue by increasing pressure within the skull and disrupting the normal blood supply to the brain.
When bleeding occurs deep within the brain (intracerebral haemorrhage), it causes sudden loss of neurological function in a part of the body (haemorrhagic stroke or 'cerebrovascular accident') and collapse.
Sometimes bleeding occurs on the surface of the brain (subarachnoid haemorrhage) and this causes a severe headache of dramatically sudden onset, associated with vomiting, sensitivity to bright light and, not infrequently, collapse and coma too. As with all things in medicine, the symptoms can vary, be mixed up, or may not always present with typical features.
Occasionally dilated blood vessels with weak walls (berry aneurysms) are in-born, but often the underlying problem is damage caused by smoking, high blood pressure and clogging of the arteries.
What Are The Symptoms For A Brain Haemorrhage?
There's often little or no warning that a subarachnoid haemorrhage is about to occur. Typically, the person collapses with a sudden headache unlike any they've experienced before. They may vomit, develop signs of meningitis, such as neck stiffness and dislike of light, and may rapidly become drowsy, confused and unconscious.
In milder cases, the illness may appear like migraine or meningitis due to an infection, but in severe cases it's quickly apparent that something is seriously wrong.
How's A Brain Haemorrhage Diagnosed?
Once a person reaches hospital, diagnosis is usually quickly confirmed with a CT scan of the brain.
What's The Treatment For A Brain Haemorrhage?
Those who survive the initial episode are at great risk of another bleed unless action is taken. The standard treatment used to be surgery, which involves opening the skull and clipping off the faulty blood vessel. This operation, known as clipping, is usually done within days, but in severe cases and the elderly it may be delayed for a few weeks. However, although the operation puts an end to the risk, it carries a risk of damage (although this risk is far less than that of a second bleed.)
In recent years, a new technique has been developed as an alternative to clipping. In this technique, known as endovascular detachable-coil treatment or coiling, a detachable plantinum coil device is inserted into the blood vessels via a small cut in the skin (usually in the groin) and passed up into the brain under x-ray guidance to block off the faulty vessel.
In 2005, a long-term follow-up study of patients treated with coiling showed that it's as effective as surgery, has a lower risk of complications and offers a greater chance of survival without disability. It's now the standard treatment for most aneurysms in most areas of the UK.
Recovery from any type of stroke tends to be slow. Intensive rehabilitation therapy, including physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy, are usually needed.
Depression is a common problem after stroke, and good psychological and drug treatments are essential to help recovery.
After decades of being viewed as a fairly hopeless condition where only a little positive treatment could be done, new approaches are at last starting to make some impact on recovery rates from strokes. For example, researchers have shown for the first time in humans that rehabilitation therapy may help a stroke survivor's brain rewire itself, leading to regained use of a previously unused limb.
Children can have a stroke, especially a subarachnoid haemorrhage. Hemi-kids is a special site for children with stroke, and includes some valuable inspiration for parents.
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A ruptured brain aneurysm is a very serious problem. I survived one on 4/3/02. It's been a long hard struggle but I am making progress. It took me a couple of years before I could walk any distance.
However, I am still able to get around on the internet with no problem. That's considered a bit odd by most.
A quick note to Rebecca in the above comment. Give your partner a bit of time. Things do work out if given a chance.
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HI MY NAME IS SONIA.MY FRD RUBAL 18 YEAROLD SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY FINE DAY BEFORE HER DEATH.SHE WS ALONE AT HOME.WHEN HER PARENTS WENT 2 HOME.THEY FOUND HER DEAD.WHEN V TOOK HER 2 DOCTOR D DOCTOR TOLD DAT SHE DIED BECAUSE OF BRAIN HAEMORRHAGE.IS IT D REASON OF HER DEATH OR SOMETHING ELSE
my uncle had scan of his brain - and show the liquid was leaking and dont what does mean ? and now he is in hospital - do you think he will survive ? i worried - can you email me at ronidublin@gmail.com
thanks for your info- and looking forward to hearing from you
hello there....
ok...for a while now i have been suffering with headaches, quite painful and very frequent. my question is my great nan, my nan and my mum all died from brain hemorrhages. is thee a possibility i could have something wrong, should i be asking for some kind of scan to be done to make sure? any advice would be grateful, thanks J
MY FATHER IN LAW GOT ABRAIN HAMMARAGE ON THURSDAY AND HE IS IN THE HOSPITAL WTH THE TUBE IN THE NOSE FOR FOOD. HE HAS ALL THE SENASATION BUT DOES NOT TALK OR GET UP. IS THERE A TREATMENT FOR HIM. DOCTORS SAY THAT THERE IS NO TREATMENT FOR HIM IT IS A SEVERE STROKE.
hi my frnd had a brainhemmorage is it curiable ?
oom again as i am now a slow learner and need extra assistance and more time. but i will do it. i have too.
Dear Deirdre,
Had a stroke also type of brain haemorrhage. You usually 1 of 9 survive being
in a chair. I survived and took 4 months > 9 doctors >7 blood tests >4 MRI's>
thank you---Sunny Harjani
I had a brain haemorrage ehen I was 14 years old (1954)which left me paralyzed on my right side, I dont remember the first 2 weeks after it happened, a few months everything came back except my right leg. In 1994 I had another one and I remember everything including wunderful Prof. Lorenz in the UNI clinic FFM
Hi I had a cerbellum bleed Feb 2009 I was in hospital for almost 9 months and had a PV Shunt fitted.I can now walk around with one crutch for balance it could have been so much worse and everyone tells me how well I look.
There is hope.
hey,
my uncl had a brain haem0ragge al0ng with a severe attack of paralysis , 4 days bfr. ,aftr tht he regaind his heart beat 2 n half hrs later by electric sh0cks. , dn he ws put to ventilat0r machine for 4 days, nw he is put to oxygen cylindr 0nly. , dctrs sy tht there is no mre chance of his life :-(
please guide me abt this matter
hey,
my uncl had a brain haem0ragge al0ng with a severe attack of paralysis , 4 days bfr. ,aftr tht he regaind his heart beat 2 n half hrs later by electric sh0cks. , dn he ws put to ventilat0r machine for 4 days, nw he is put to oxygen cylindr 0nly. , dctrs sy tht there is no mre chance of his life :-(
please guide me abt this matter
Brother, Brain haem0ragge is very harsh deseas. my father is also faced that in 2004 but he is paralised since then and the healt goes down day by day and he loose his mind presence since last 2 years..
well god bless him....
only pray mey help......
hello Ruby....
in severe stroke the position of the patient may still..
the recovery in severe attacks have no chance or a little bit... My Father is also a patient of Severe brain attack (haem0ragge)... You may take a chance through regularly exercise... may contact at akram.khan@rediffmail.com
It's worth knowing that if a doctor fails to diagnose a brain haemorrhage you might be able to claim compensation.
There's a good site that explains what's involved www.brainhaemorrhage.co.uk.
Well, when i was 8 1/2 yrs old (1989)i got a Brain Haemorrhage while playing in Trabolgan(Water Park, Co. Cork.)I had 3 operations, still have the clips in my head,a huge hole in the back of my head which ican't sleep on my back or left side as this will swell up.But thank god and the doctors i am fine.All i was worried about was my long hair which the doctors shaved off.
I have migraines now since a car accident at Xmas 2000 but they can be handled by medicines.Cant complain, i am still here and thats all that matters.
I had a SAH on April 17th 2010. I have not had any physiotherapy or any other kind of therapy. I suffer fatigue. It has now been five months. The DWP want to send me back to work, do you think its too early.
ma frnd s main problem is depression..i want him bak very badly..pls tell me if der is any chances..jasmineonmoon@yahoo.co.in
helw
do u hv any herbal treatment regarding rhemutoid arthritis?
Wao now life can be saved better. It is amazing information on CT Scan. http://computedtomographyscan.blogspot.com/
things get better i think
i suffered from a brain haemorrhage due to an AVM a few months back, i'm currently in hospital learning to walk and use my left hand again, good fun :D i dont remember much but the people i was with told me i was complaining of a seriously bad head ache just before i passed out lol
Hey if my grand mother recovers from brain haemorrhage.may god help us.blood comes from brain to spinal cord.will she survive in the world.
my 21 yr old sister died instantly .post mortem reports said it was brain haemorrage.what causes this instant death at such a young age.
My mom got Hit by a Wooded chair appently top of her Head. She bleeded to the Hospital, it took doctor Three stiches from The externel bleeding. Do u think it can lead to brain haemorrhage????
My mother died of a brain haemorrhage when I was 1 and now I'm 16. I'm worried if I could get one too, if someone can help me please reply or mail me on cool_emily_jayne@hotmail.co.uk
My mother always used to get headaches all the time before her death, does anyone know if this was a sign of the brain haemorrhage to come? Please could someone help? Thanks.
My mother died of a brain haemorrhage when I was 1 and now I'm 16. I'm worried if I could get one too, if someone can help me please reply or mail me on cool_emily_jayne@hotmail.co.uk
My mother always used to get headaches all the time before her death, does anyone know if this was a sign of the brain haemorrhage to come? Please could someone help? Thanks.
My best friend died of a brain haemorrhage almost 8yrs ago at the age of 19, she did have nose bleeds & headaches occasionally for yrs before she died. The night of her death she took a severe headache & went to the bathroom where she collapsed she died later in hospital.
To this day I still get it very hard to get my head around, would a doctor have been able to diagnose? Did an injury cause this? Really wish she was still with me.
My best friend died of a brain haemorrhage almost 8yrs ago at the age of 19, she did have nose bleeds & headaches occasionally for yrs before she died. The night of her death she took a severe headache & went to the bathroom where she collapsed she died later in hospital.
To this day I still get it very hard to get my head around, would a doctor have been able to diagnose? Did an injury cause this? Really wish she was still with me.
Hi there people, I just had a brain haemorrhage a couple of months back and I dont know what to do about it, can you guys give me advice/advise? Dont mind the spelling
My father suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage in June 2010. Its been a very slow process but he is now recovering. The recovery process also has many different problems. My father cant do much due to dizzyness and headaches. Hopefully things will improve.
i have had a brain hemorrage two very bad secures october last year i have had no help from the doctors and i have got bad deprssion i cant find a way out can somone help it is pulling my family to bits
my friends husband is diagnosed with brain haemorrhage, some two days back, an enormous block in the right side of the brain (temporal lobe), and doctors are simply hopeless about his case, and the time limit for him is just another two hours, is there no treatment in this whole world for brain haemorrhage.he is just 30 years old and its going to be the end of this life. any suggestions on this from anyone is always invited.
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if a baby have brain hammeorage how many chance of survive .if survive what is baby's future
my Dad has suddenly brain bleeding into 3rd ventricle and pinpoint pupil too, he is in coma now, how can we proceed into prognosis
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Thank you for your very informative article here. A close 67 yr old relative of mine is currently under treatment for brain haemorrhage, supposedly caused due to an overdose of warfarin (an anticoagulant drug) and excessive stress. We all have been told not to expect much from the ongoing treatment but everyone believes there's still hope. The condition she presently is in, i cant see anything even remotely close to hope for miles around. Just hoping things go back to normal.
My 16 year old niece has been diagnosed with a deep brain haemorrage. She came home from school with a bad headache, convulsed and collapsed. She is now in hospital and placed in a coma. Today is day two and we have yet to know the out come when she awakens. I am positive she will come through but with what affects we do not know. As long as she survives we can all help her with what ever she needs. May God be with her and all of you who have friends/family members who have suffered this trauma.
First of all MK and Bellacreme I really hope all will be ok.
I suffered a haemorrage a year ago, the kind which bleeds on the surface of the brain into the tissue, not the deep type. I was lucky, it was extremely painful but I was back in work after a 2 or 3 months and I seem to be back to normal. I think the hardest thing for me as been the fear of it happening again, no matter what the doctors say you still worry, esp as I often get bad migranes now. The doctors say it was just a random thing but I feel certain it was caused by stress before this happened. It is rare though of cause. Just saying if you know anyone in a similar position this may be what they are thinking after the event and recovery. Good luck everyone if you know of someone who has had this or if you have and are recovering.
Hello everyone and big welldone.
I suffered a haemorrage over a year ago and I am ok now but with persistent headaches and pain on the right side of my body (head to feet)I had stroke after the operation and I recovered imediately while in the hospital. I tell you getting back to normal has been trying in all aspects of my life-initially I could not speak, or pronounce words or spell but it got better daily. My family and friends were very supportive with assist and prayers. I intend to get back to work come what may but my organisation are been... I have gone through all the occupational therepy sessions and they feel I am not ready. I have told them to let me go back and start with a few hours a day and then, I am observed over a few weeks and an observation can be concluded if I continue or hold on. I am waiting for their reply.
For those that had anyone in their family with haemorrage, I feel it is best to go for a scan periodically to check so you can have some peace of mind.
Those looking after anyone-welldone ok. Your love and labour is never in vain.
Fabi Ayiaalaa Hi Rabbi Kumaan Tukazzibaan.....Do we think, we are greater then Allah, the lord of the worlds. No one can go against his decision. No one can duplicate or make things what he has made. In everything there is a sign from him to show that we are nothing. And He alone is perfect.
is brain haemorrhage is caused due to having frequent sex ? and some times much concentrating to have ways of sex with every women that he meets?
My Father in law suffered with intensive brain stroke and a blood clot of 6 mm was seen in CT scan.After treatment he is recovered with speech disability.Will he be able to restore speech capability.
my father was dead at the age of 42 years old and his name was md aslam due to brain haemorrhage.i suggest you all if u or your family member suffer from any type of headache or paralysis than u should must consult with specilist doctor also for checkup
i was also suffring with brain haemorrhage but now i am ok.......i can understand about this desease"s bad effect.
hi my brother was died at the age 0f 2 years his name was sam due to brain haemorrhage
Ive been having serious headaches , worse then normal. At first I thought it was menigitis but the doctor conformed it wasn't. I was told it was just a bad headache and to take some medicine for it. But now the pain is worst and I feel like my head is gonna explode. I'm very sensitive to light and I have neck stiffness. Could this be a sigh of brain haemorrhage or is it just a headache like the doc said ?
Can Brain Haemorrhage come only once suddenly and person can die ? Or any one can make the Maemorrhage suddenly and person can die, even though person is fit. He was not suffered any diseases, but die because of Brain Haemorrhage.
rebecca 3 years ago
hi my names rebecca and my partner had a brainhemmorage and he cant walk again my daughter is finding it hard to accept can anyone give me some advice thanx this is my email xbecca-px@hotmail.co.uk