Definition

Noun: A medical condition involving bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel within the brain tissue or the surrounding spaces. This is a type of stroke (hemorrhagic stroke) where the escaped blood can create pressure and damage brain cells.

Usage

This term is used specifically in medical and clinical contexts to describe a serious neurological event. - It is typically modified by adjectives describing its location, severity, or cause (e.g., massive cerebral hemorrhage, pontine cerebral hemorrhage). - It often appears in diagnostic reports, medical literature, and discussions of patient conditions.

Examples

• The patient was admitted to the emergency room after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.
• A CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of a cerebral hemorrhage in the left hemisphere.
• High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for cerebral hemorrhage.

Advanced Usage

• "to suffer a cerebral hemorrhage": This is the most common collocation, describing the onset of the condition.
• The term is often used in contrast to (caused by a blocked artery) when discussing stroke types.

Variants and Related Words

• Intracranial hemorrhage: A broader term for bleeding anywhere inside the skull, which includes cerebral hemorrhage.
• Hemorrhagic stroke: The general category of stroke caused by bleeding, of which cerebral hemorrhage is a primary type.
• Brain bleed: A less formal, non-technical synonym.

Synonyms

• Brain hemorrhage
• Intracerebral hemorrhage (often used interchangeably, though it can specifically denote bleeding within the brain parenchyma)

Related Phrases

• Complication of cerebral hemorrhage: Refers to secondary problems arising from the initial bleed, such as increased intracranial pressure or herniation.
• Management/Treatment of cerebral hemorrhage: Refers to the medical and surgical approaches to address the condition.

Noun

1. bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain