Pathologic Function
cerebral hemorrhage
ce·re·bral hem·or·rhage [ suh-ree-bruhl, ser-uh- hem-er-ij, hem-rij ]
Subclass of:
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Definitions related to cerebral hemorrhage:
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Bleeding into one or both CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES including the BASAL GANGLIA and the CEREBRAL CORTEX. It is often associated with HYPERTENSION and CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Bleeding or escape of blood into a cerebral hemisphere of the brain, including lobar, subcortical white matter, and basal ganglia hemorrhages.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Bleeding within the brain tissue.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Bleeding within the cerebrum.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Hemorrhage into the parenchyma of the brain.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(intracerebral hemorrhage) A hemorrhagic stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel and subsequent bleeding into the brain tissue.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Intracerebral hemorrhage is focal bleeding from a blood vessel in the brain parenchyma. The cause is usually hypertension. Typical symptoms include focal neurologic deficits, often with abrupt onset of headache, nausea, and impairment of consciousness. Diagnosis is by CT or MRI. Treatment includes blood pressure control, supportive...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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