hemorrhagic stroke
noun
: stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in or on the surface of the brain with bleeding into the surrounding tissue
Note: Hemorrhagic stroke occurs most often from rupture of an aneurysm or an abnormally formed blood vessel.
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According to Biafra's record label, Alternative Tentacles, the 67-year-old musician experienced a hemorrhagic stroke caused by high blood pressure March 7.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Jello Biafra, the original singer of Dead Kennedys and longtime punk figure, has been hospitalized after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke due to high blood pressure on Saturday, March 7.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Bay Area punk rock icon Jello Biafra was hospitalized over the weekend after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra was rushed to a hospital over the weekend after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke, causing the left side of his body to go completely numb.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
Galloway had a hemorrhagic stroke and died at a hospital in Pensacola, Florida on Wednesday, daughter-in-law Carissa Galloway said.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Galloway had a hemorrhagic stroke and died at a hospital in Pensacola, Florida, daughter-in-law Carissa Galloway said.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Instead nurses were told the device could help with early detection of hemorrhagic strokes, which patients were particularly at risk for on her floor.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Lifestyle factors are known to influence ischemic stroke risk, but the dietary benefit for hemorrhagic stroke is a new finding, added Wang, a professor in the division of health analytics at the City of Hope, a US cancer and diabetes research and treatment organization.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Jello Biafra, the original singer of Dead Kennedys and longtime punk figure, has been hospitalized after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke due to high blood pressure on Saturday, March 7.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Bay Area punk rock icon Jello Biafra was hospitalized over the weekend after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra was rushed to a hospital over the weekend after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke, causing the left side of his body to go completely numb.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
Galloway had a hemorrhagic stroke and died at a hospital in Pensacola, Florida on Wednesday, daughter-in-law Carissa Galloway said.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Galloway had a hemorrhagic stroke and died at a hospital in Pensacola, Florida, daughter-in-law Carissa Galloway said.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Instead nurses were told the device could help with early detection of hemorrhagic strokes, which patients were particularly at risk for on her floor.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Lifestyle factors are known to influence ischemic stroke risk, but the dietary benefit for hemorrhagic stroke is a new finding, added Wang, a professor in the division of health analytics at the City of Hope, a US cancer and diabetes research and treatment organization.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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