Intracranial hemorrhage causes

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Intracranial hemorrhage Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Subdural hematoma
Epidural hematoma
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage

Causes

Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Causes

Intracranial bleeding occurs when a blood vessel in the head is ruptured or leaks. It can result from physical trauma (as occurs in head injury) or non-traumatic causes (as occurs in hemorrhagic stroke) such as a ruptured aneurysm (ballooning blood vessel).

Extradural Hemorrhage

  • Rarely hemorrhage from a fracture gap, injured venous sinus or arachnoid villi
  • Skull fracture

Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Subdural Hemorrhage

Drugs

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