Do you know? Signs and symptoms of intracranial haemorrhage

New Delhi: Patients moderate or severe haemophilia can have an intracranial haemorrhage – a type of bleeding that occurs inside your skull or brain.

Intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) is a life-threatening emergency and can cause rapid brain damage.

 

Symptoms of intracranial hemorrhage may include:

• A sudden and severe headache
• Stiff neck
• Vomiting
• Confused mental state
• Slurred speech
• Double vision
• Loss of co-ordination and balance
• Paralysis of facial muscles
• Seizure

Because intracranial haemorrhage is a serious medical emergency, you should seek immediate medical help if you or someone you know is experiencing it.

Intracranial hemorrhage can strike people of any age, depending upon the cause.