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In elderly individuals, amyloid protein deposits along the blood vessels can cause the vessel wall to weaken leading to a hemorrhagic stroke. Cocaine or drug abuse can weaken blood vessels and lead to bleeding in the brain. Some prescription drugs can also increase the risk of brain hemorrhage....
Subarachnoid bleed.This is when blood collects below the arachnoid mater and above the delicate inner layer beneath it, the pia mater. Without treatment, it can lead to permanent brain damage and death. A bleed like this usually happens because of a head trauma, like hitting your head in a...
A brain bleed can be life-threatening when blood enters the fluid-filled space around the brain (the subarachnoid space), in what is called a subarachnoid hemorrhage. When blood flows into the subarachnoid space it can spread quickly and put pressure on the entire brain so even parts of the ...
The force needs to be absorbed by either the bone or the muscles of the foot. This can cause the bone to break and/or the muscle fibers to tear and bleed. Other structures are compressible and may cause internal bleeding. For example, the eye can be compressed in the orbit when a ...
Aside from the direct damage to the brain tissue that was injured, swelling or edema is the major complication of an intracerebral bleed. Surgery is not often considered except in situations in which the pressure within the skull increases to the point at which part of the bone is temporarily...
When a baby is shaken, its brain can bounce between the front and back of its skull. This causes it to bleed,bruise, and swell. It only takes a few seconds of aggressive shaking for this to happen. Risk factors that lead to shaken baby syndrome ...
Meth constricts the user’s blood vessels and veins, which can cause blood clots to form. It’s toxic to your blood vessels, which can cause rupturing that can bleed into the heart. It damages the liver: Using meth can damage the liver and increase your risk of developing hepatitis or ...
While head injuries are one of the most commoncauses of deathand disability in the United States, many patients with head injuries are treated and released from the emergency department after receiving treatment. Brain injury may be caused by a direct blow to the head, but shaking may also cau...
Brain problems: Stroke-like symptoms, such as slurred speech or body weakness on one side, loss of consciousness, or body shaking (convulsions) Chest problems: Seriouschest painor trouble breathing Bleeding problems: Brain bleed or bleeding in the pericardial sac of theheart ...