What is brain hemorrhage?

A brain hemorrhage is bleeding in or around the brain. There are a few types of brain hemorrhage: an intracranial hemorrhage is bleeding that occurs inside the skull; a cerebral hemorrhage, or intracerebral hemorrhage, is when there is bleeding around or within the brain itself, according to the Cleveland Clinic. read more

Bleeding within the brain itself is known as an intracerebral hemorrhage. Bleeding can also occur between the covering of the brain and the brain tissue itself, referred to as a subarachnoid hemorrhage. read more

Injury is the most common cause of bleeding in the brain for those younger than age 50. High blood pressure. This chronic condition can, over a long period of time, weaken blood vessel walls. read more