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Intracerebral hemorrhage can affect anybody, but is more common in older individuals.

Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage is caused by the effects of high blood pressure (hypertension) long. When blood pressure has remained high for a significant period of time, the walls of blood vessels change. The constant high blood pressure wears away at the vessel walls and can lead to blockage of the vessels and leakage of blood into the brain. Blood irritates the brain tissues, causing swelling (cerebral edema), and accumulates in a mass called a hematoma.

The brain tissue edema and intracerebral hematoma put increased pressure on the brain and can eventually destroy.

Bleeding may occur in the hollow spaces (ventricles) in the central part of the brain or into the subarachnoid space (the space between the brain and the membranes that cover it). Such bleeding can cause symptoms of meningitis.

However, even in patients without known high blood pressure, cocaine can cause intracerebral hemorrhage.
Symptoms

The symptoms depend on the extent of damage and location of bleeding in the brain. The Symptoms most commonly develop suddenly, without warning, usually in full swing. There is a rapid loss of function on one side of the body.

Symptoms may be the same as when there is very little blood flow to the brain (stroke) and may include:

* Changes in vision
or any change in vision
or loss of vision from side
or decreased vision
* Changes in sensitivity
or numbness, tingling
or decreased sensation
or abnormal sensations
* Changes in movement
or weakness of any body part
or difficulty moving any body part
or loss of fine motor skills
* Difficulty speaking or understanding others
* Difficulty swallowing
* Difficulty reading or writing
* Loss of coordination
* Loss of balance
* Seizure
* Headache
or at bedtime
or it can wake you from sleep
and increases with change in position, tilt, effort, cough
* Nausea, vomiting
* Decreased consciousness
or apathetic, isolated
or sleepy, lethargic, somnolent, stuporous
or unconscious, comatose