What is hemorrhagic stroke?

Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in part of the brain becomes weak and bursts open, causing blood to leak into the brain. Intracerebral bleeding is usually caused by hypertension, whereas subarachnoid bleeding is from a ruptured artery due to an aneurysm.

How do members experience hemorrhagic stroke?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hemorrhagic stroke*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hemorrhagic stroke*

Who has hemorrhagic stroke on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 10
30s 15
40s 23
50s 76
60s 85
70+ 58

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 92
Female 176