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Is a brain bleed considered a stroke?

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Dr. Sue Ferranti answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Assuming the bleeding is within the brain (and not outside the brain within the skull), then, yes, this is considered a hemorrhagic stroke. If a stroke is due to a blood clot of a blood vessel going to the brain, this is called a thrombotic stroke. Best of luck to you!

Answered 9/14/2023

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