High blood pressure by itself often causes no symptoms, so many people who experience an intracranial hemorrhage experience their first symptoms during the brain attack itself. Symptoms of a stroke caused by intracranial hemorrhage may vary depending the size and location of the rupture, but they generally come on suddenly and quickly and usually include:
- Severe headache
- Nausea or vomiting
- Numbness or tingling sensations
- Abnormal sense of taste
- Change in alertness – ranging from a sense of sleepiness to a loss of consciousness
- Difficulty speaking or swallowing
- Difficulty writing or reading
- Loss of coordination or balance
- Weakness or loss of motor skills
- Facial paralysis
- Double vision, vision loss, or other vision changes
- Drooping eyelid, pupils of different sizes, or uncontrolled eye movements
A hemorrhagic stroke is an extreme medical emergency that requires immediate treatment. Anyone showing symptoms of a brain bleed should be seen in an emergency room as quickly as possible for diagnosis and treatment.
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