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Hypertension (high blood pressure) Diabetes mellitus; Menopause; Excessive alcohol consumption; Severe migraine; Hypertension is the strongest risk factor associated with intracerebral hemorrhage and long term control of elevated blood pressure has been shown to reduce the incidence of hemorrhage. [7]
Prognosis is very poor when IVH results from intracerebral hemorrhage related to high blood pressure and is even worse when hydrocephalus follows. [1] It can result in dangerous increases in ICP and can cause potentially fatal brain herniation. [1] Even independently, IVH can cause morbidity and mortality.
Cerebral edema is commonly seen in a variety of brain injuries including ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, subdural, epidural, or intracerebral hematoma, hydrocephalus, brain cancer, brain infections, low blood sodium levels, high altitude, and acute liver failure.
Treatment depends on the location, extent, and cause of the bleeding. Often, treatment can reverse the damage that has been done. A craniotomy is sometimes done to remove blood, abnormal blood vessels, or a tumor. Medications may be used to reduce swelling, prevent seizures, lower blood pressure, and control pain.
Subdural hematoma maybe less acute than epidural hematoma due to slower blood accumulation, but it still has the potential to cause brain herniation that may require surgical evacuation. [3] Clinical features depend on the site of injury and severity of injury. Patients may have a history of loss of consciousness but they recover and do not ...
Obesity is a chronic condition that needs chronic treatment, just like high blood pressure does, Low Wang says. “It’s likely to be a lifelong medication,” she notes.
The most significant risk factor for stroke is high blood pressure. [7] Other risk factors include high blood cholesterol, tobacco smoking, obesity, diabetes mellitus, a previous TIA, end-stage kidney disease, and atrial fibrillation. [2] [7] [8] Ischemic stroke is typically caused by blockage of a blood vessel, though there are also less ...
People who have blood type A are more likely to suffer a stroke before the age of 60 than those with the most common blood type O, a new study reports.