What are the symptoms of brain bleeds (intracranial hemorrhage)?
What are the symptoms of brain bleeds (intracranial hemorrhage)?
Symptoms of a brain hemorrhage depend on the area of the brain involved. In general, symptoms of brain bleeds can include:
- Sudden tingling, weakness, numbness, or paralysis of the face, arm or leg, particularly on one side of the body.
- Headache. (Sudden, severe “thunderclap” headache occurs with subarachnoid hemorrhage.)
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Confusion.
- Dizziness.
- Seizures.
- Difficulty swallowing.
- Loss of vision or difficulty seeing.
- Loss of balance or coordination.
- Stiff neck and sensitivity to light.
- Abnormal or slurred speech.
- Difficulty reading, writing or understanding speech.
- Change in level of consciousness or alertness, lack of energy, sleepiness or coma.
- Trouble breathing and abnormal heart rate (if bleed is located in brainstem).