Saturday, September 8, 2012

Brain haemorrhage (bleeding in the brain)


Brain haemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) is a type of stroke caused by an artery in the brain bursting and causing localised bleeding in the surrounding tissues. This bleeding kills brain cells. Although head trauma is the most common cause of the bleeding in the brain for those under 50, Untreated high blood pressure is a major preventable cause of brain haemorrhages. [1]

The only video I know which has recorded the time when a person had brain haemorrhage is the one below. Then 25 years old Turkish singer named Ebru Gundes was having a press meeting to introduce her new album in 1999 when she had brain haemorrhage. The event is recorded and at the time was widely circulated in Turkish press. The young woman cheerfully chats with press on her new album, career and personal life when suddenly (00:54 of video) she signals that she feels dizzy and in a few seconds looses her consciousness and falls on the floor.

Caution: Video below may be disturbing for you especially for the ones who lost health or loved ones to brain haemorrhage.


Ebru Gundes had two major operations after brain haemorrhage and has spent a lot of time away from the public eye, recuperating, and eventually she returned to full health and still active in music industry.

One of the most preventable cause of bleeding in the brain is untreated hypertension so make sure that you check your blood pressure regularly and if diagnosed with high blood pressure, do everything you can to control it like exercise, taking your medicines regularly, loosing weight and staying away from smoking.

[1] - Brain haemorrhage (bleeding): Causes, symptoms, treatments

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