brain hemorrhage
21Subarachnoid hemorrhage — Bleeding within the head into the space between two membranes that surround the brain. The bleeding is beneath the arachnoid membrane and just above the pia mater. (The arachnoid is the middle of three membranes around the brain while the pia… …
22cerebral hemorrhage — noun bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain • Hypernyms: ↑bleeding, ↑hemorrhage, ↑haemorrhage • Part Holonyms: ↑stroke, ↑apoplexy, ↑cerebrovascular accident, ↑CVA * * * …
23Primary and secondary brain injury — are ways to classify the injury processes that occur in brain injury. In traumatic brain injury (TBI), primary injury occurs during the initial insult, and results from displacement of the physical structures of the brain. On the other hand,… …
24Organic brain syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F06.9 ICD 9 310.9 …
25Water on the brain — Known medically as hydrocephalus , this is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain. The fluid is often under increased pressure and can compress and damage the brain. Hydrocephalus can arise before birth or …
26cerebral hemorrhage — n the bleeding into the tissue of the brain and esp. of the cerebrum from a ruptured blood vessel * * * hemorrhage into the cerebrum, an often fatal type of stroke syndrome. Called also intracerebral, intraparenchymal, or parenchymatous h …
27Softening of the brain — Softening Sof ten*ing, a. & n. from {Soften}, v. [1913 Webster] {Softening of the brain}, or {Cerebral softening} (Med.), a localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished by their… …
28subarachnoid hemorrhage — n. (Medicine) hemorrhage inside the head into the space between two membranes that encompass the brain …
29intracranial hemorrhage — bleeding within the cranium, which may be extradural, subdural, subarachnoid, or cerebral (parenchymatous); all types can cause brain damage because of increased intracranial pressure. See also stroke syndrome, under syndrome …
30cerebral hemorrhage — A flooding of the brain by blood, resulting from the breaking of a blood vessel …
