Bleeding into brain tissue due to rupture of an artery is which hemorrhage?

Bleeding into brain tissue due to rupture of an artery is which hemorrhage?

• A. Subdural Hematoma
• B. Intracerebral Hemorrhage
• C. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
• D. Epidural Hematoma

Answer: (B)

Bleeding that occurs inside the brain tissue itself is an intracerebral hemorrhage. This means the hemorrhage is in the parenchyma, typically from an arterial rupture that pours blood into the brain tissue, such as hypertensive rupture of small penetrating arteries. The other types involve bleeding into spaces around or near the brain: subarachnoid hemorrhage is in the space beneath the arachnoid membrane around the brain, subdural hematoma is between dura and arachnoid, and epidural hematoma is between the skull and dura.

Bleeding that occurs inside the brain tissue itself is an intracerebral hemorrhage. This means the hemorrhage is in the parenchyma, typically from an arterial rupture that pours blood into the brain tissue, such as hypertensive rupture of small penetrating arteries. The other types involve bleeding into spaces around or near the brain: subarachnoid hemorrhage is in the space beneath the arachnoid membrane around the brain, subdural hematoma is between dura and arachnoid, and epidural hematoma is between the skull and dura.