Cerebral hemorrhage in the elderly

Cerebral hemorrhage (senile cerebral haemorrhage) refers to hemorrhage in the brain parenchyma caused by rupture of cerebral artery, vein or capillary. According to the subject and practicality, cerebral hemorrhage is divided into traumatic and non-traumatic. Traumatic cerebral hemorrhage is mainly discussed in monographs of neurosurgery. In non-traumatic cerebral hemorrhage, it is divided into secondary and primary cerebral hemorrhage. Secondary cerebral hemorrhage is a type of cerebral hemorrhage caused by a primary vascular disease, such as hematological disease, connective tissue disease, brain tumor, cerebral vascular malformation, and cerebral vascular amyloidosis. Primary cerebral hemorrhage is based on arteriosclerosis, and rupture of the cerebral arteries causes bleeding in the brain parenchyma. Cerebral hemorrhage due to cerebral arteriosclerosis caused by hypertension is also called hypertensive arteriosclerotic cerebral hemorrhage or hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage, which accounts for more than 80% of primary cerebral hemorrhage. This condition is more common in the elderly see.

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