A hemorrhagic stroke develops when a blood vessel (artery) in the
brain leaks or bursts (ruptures). This causes bleeding:
Hemorrhagic strokes are not as common as strokes caused by a blood
clot (ischemic strokes). However, hemorrhagic strokes cause death more often
than ischemic strokes.1 See the difference between
an
ischemic stroke and a hemorrhagic stroke
.
Citations
Sacco RL (2005). Pathogenesis, classification, and
epidemiology of cerebrovascular disease. In L Rowland, ed., Merritt's Neurology, 11th ed., pp. 275-290. New York:
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Sacco RL (2005). Pathogenesis, classification, and
epidemiology of cerebrovascular disease. In L Rowland, ed., Merritt's Neurology, 11th ed., pp. 275-290. New York:
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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