Brain bleeding; Brain hemorrhage; Stroke - hemorrhagic; Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease
Prevention is extremely important because treatment for hemorrhage-related brain injury often cannot reverse brain damage. Most cases of hemorrhagic stroke are associated with specific risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, or cocaine use.
Controlling blood pressure and avoiding smoking and cocaine can reduce your risk for brain bleeding. Surgery to correct blood vessel abnormalities such as aneurysms or AVMs is sometimes recommended to prevent bleeding.
Zivin JA. Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 432.