Definition

1. Noun:
   • A haemorrhagic stroke is a type of stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain, leading to bleeding (haemorrhage) within or around the brain tissue. This bleeding puts pressure on brain cells and damages them.

Usage

• The term haemorrhagic stroke is used in medical contexts to specifically diagnose and describe a cerebrovascular event involving bleeding, as opposed to the more common ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blockage.
• It is a countable noun (e.g., , ).

Examples

• Noun:
  • The CT scan confirmed that the patient had suffered a haemorrhagic stroke.
  • High blood pressure is a major risk factor for haemorrhagic stroke.
  • Treatment for a haemorrhagic stroke often focuses on controlling the bleeding and reducing pressure in the brain.

Advanced Usage

• "to suffer a haemorrhagic stroke": to experience this medical event.
  • The actor suffered a massive haemorrhagic stroke and was rushed to the hospital.
• "intracerebral haemorrhage": This is a more specific medical term often used synonymously with haemorrhagic stroke, referring to bleeding directly into the brain tissue.
• "subarachnoid haemorrhage": This is another specific type of haemorrhagic stroke where bleeding occurs in the space surrounding the brain.

Variants and Related Words

• Hemorrhagic stroke (noun): The American English spelling variant of haemorrhagic stroke.
• Stroke (noun): The broader category of medical events involving sudden loss of brain function, which includes both haemorrhagic and ischemic types.
• Cerebral haemorrhage (noun): A general term for bleeding in the brain, which is the cause of a haemorrhagic stroke.
• Brain bleed (noun, informal): A non-technical term for a haemorrhagic stroke or cerebral haemorrhage.

Synonyms

• Cerebral haemorrhage: Bleeding within the brain.
• Intracranial haemorrhage: Bleeding inside the skull (a broader term that includes haemorrhagic stroke).

Antonyms

• Ischemic stroke: A stroke caused by a blockage in a blood vessel supplying the brain, not by bleeding.

Noun

1. stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain