Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage

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Symptoms & Signs

Symptoms vary depending on the extent of damage and the location of the bleed. Symptoms most commonly develop suddenly, without warning, or often during activity. They may occasionally develop in a stepwise, episodic manner or in a progressive manner. There is a rapid loss of function(s) on one side of the body. These symptoms can be the same as when there is insufficient circulation to the brain (stroke).

Symptoms can include the following:

• Vision changes
  • Any change in vision
  • Loss of vision off to one side
  • Decreased vision
• Sensation changes
  • Numbness, tingling
  • Decreased sensation
  • Abnormal sensations
• Movement changes
  • Weakness of any body part
  • Difficulty moving any body part
  • Loss of fine motor skills
• Difficulty speaking or understanding others
• Difficulty swallowing
• Difficulty reading or writing
• Loss of coordination
• Loss of balance
• Seizure
• Headache
  • When lying flat
  • May awaken from sleep
  • Increases with change in position, bending, straining, coughing
• Nausea, vomiting
• Decreased consciousness
  • Apathetic, withdrawn
  • Sleepy, lethargic, somnolent, stuporous
  • Unconscious, comatose