My father died at 94 from a “brain bleed” literally on both sides of his skull. I said to the doctor “Oh a stroke” and he said no, a brain bleed.
Have yet to figure out what the hell is the difference.
One is a blockage. The other is a break in the vessel. And then there are aneurysms, what are a ballooning and potential explosion.
Now you know….ha ha.
Simplified, it’s:
Stroke = not enough blood to brain (or portions of brain)
Brain bleed = too much blood to brain
strokes usually occural from a blockage
a brain bleed has a cranial pressure issue associated with it as well, strokes may or may not
Strokes come in two forms, embolic or hemorrhagic
About 80% are embolic, meaning a clot forms and blocks a vessel in the brain, the downstream brain tissue dies as a result of lack of blood.
A hemorrhagic stroke is when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures. Down stream blood can become unavailable as well due to clot formation, and the pressure that builds up from the bleeding also causes problems.
I am sorry about your father.
My understanding is, a stroke is when a brain artery gets blocked with fatty cholesterol substance, brain bleed is when some brain artery breaks and drowns the brain in blood.
According to the Internet, a brain bleed is a specific type of stroke.
A brain bleed doesn't. A brain bleed (Hemorrage) is caused by an artery bursting causing localized bleeding in the surrounding brain tissue.
Technically, that's still a type of stroke.
Big difference.
Aneurysm maybe. My cousin died from a brain stem aneurysm at the base of her skull.
An aneurysm is an abnormal bulge or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel. An aneurysm can burst (rupture), causing internal bleeding and often leading to death. Aneurysms usually don’t cause symptoms, so you might not know you have an aneurysm even if it’s large.
Aneurysms can develop in several parts of your body, including...
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/aneurysms/symptoms-causes/syc-20354633
There are ischemic (lack of blood flow) and hemorrhagic (brain bleed) strokes. as with most things strokes come in different forms with different causes