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Hemorrhagic Stroke
Topic Overview
A hemorrhagic stroke develops when a blood vessel (artery) in the brain leaks or bursts (ruptures). This causes bleeding:
- Inside the brain tissue (intracerebral hemorrhage).
- Near the surface of the brain (Reference subarachnoid hemorrhage Opens New Window or Reference subdural hemorrhage Opens New Window). A common cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage is the rupture of an Reference aneurysm Opens New Window.
Hemorrhagic strokes are not as common as strokes caused by a
blood clot (ischemic strokes). But hemorrhagic strokes cause death more often
than ischemic strokes. See the difference between
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