About 50% of patients have headache after a hemorrhagic stroke, and more than a third report severe pain — yet headache care ...

Sometimes called a brain attack, a hemorrhagic stroke is caused by blood vessels in the brain bursting or leaking, which increases pressure on brain cells and kills or damages them.

A hemorrhagic stroke, which makes up only about 13% of stroke cases, occurs when a blood vessel ruptures and bleeds into the surrounding brain tissue.

When you have a stroke, part of your brain doesn’t get the oxygen it needs. Learn what happens in your body during the different types of stroke.

The five types are: Ischemic stroke Hemorrhagic stroke Transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke) Brain stem stroke Cryptogenic stroke (stroke of unknown cause) What are the warning signs for a stroke?

The grant is from The Marcus Foundation to Emory University School of Medicine and Grady Health System’s Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center in Atlanta.

An ischemic stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is blocked or reduced, preventing oxygen, according to the Mayo Clinic. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ...

However, in a person with a history of a hemorrhagic stroke who has a greatly increased risk of having another one, statins need much more careful consideration.

Ischemic stroke: A blocked artery. Hemorrhagic stroke: A ruptured or bleeding blood vessel. Transient ischemic attack: The brain's blood supply is momentarily cut off.

Researchers say women who experience migraine headaches have a slightly higher risk of heart attack or hemorrhagic stroke than men.