Etymed
intracerebral hemorrhage
Definition
bleeding within the brain tissue
Clinical context
A 68-year-old hypertensive patient presents with sudden onset severe headache, nausea, and right-sided weakness. CT scan reveals a large hematoma in the left basal ganglia with surrounding edema. The patient's condition deteriorates rapidly over the first 24 hours due to increased intracranial pressure from the intracerebral hemorrhage.
Mnemonic
I hate hemorrhages - IntraCerebral Hemorrhage is a terrible bleed that causes brain damage
These morphemes also unlock…
- intra- — within
- cerebr/o — brain; cerebrum
- -al — pertaining to
- hem/o — blood
- -rrhage — bursting forth; bleeding