A stroke caused by cerebral hemorrhage (hemorrhagic cerebral infarction) is a medical emergency. For the first symptoms you should therefore immediately call an ambulance!
Vascular occlusion or cerebral hemorrhage: signs usually the same
Regardless, brain hemorrhage and vascular obstruction (ischemic cerebral infarction) can not be reliably distinguished from the symptoms alone. This means that the symptoms that occur can generally not be clearly identified, whether a cerebral hemorrhage or a clogged cerebral vessel causes the infarction.
Depending on which brain area is affected by the cerebral hemorrhage, the cerebral hemorrhage can trigger signs of a very different kind. The symptoms arise either by direct irritation of the sensitive meninges, by pressure on neighboring brain regions or by the sinking of nerve cells no longer supplied with blood in the brain.
- sudden, very severe headache
- Nausea, vomiting
- Sudden on one side limited weakness (hemiparesis) or paralysis (hemiplegia), especially of an arm, leg or face
- Numbness (hypoaesthesia)
- Speech disorders (aphasia), speech disorders (dysarthria)
- Dysphagia (dysphagia)
- Visual disorders: vision of double vision (diplopia), blurred vision, transient loss of vision in one eye, half-sided visual field loss
- Dizziness with gait uncertainty, balance or coordination problems
- sudden loss of consciousness, even unconsciousness
- Seizure (epileptic seizure)
In addition, one can Cerebral hemorrhage symptoms in the psychic realm, such as sudden changes in feelings, states of confusion, and unexplained behavioral changes. In the case of a large cerebral hemorrhage, consciousness clouding up to unconsciousness and coma occurs.