cerebral hemorrhage

noun

: bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain and especially in the cerebrum that is often life-threatening and is marked by sudden headache, nausea, impaired consciousness, and neurological dysfunction
A cerebral hemorrhage kills neurons and other brain cells at the site of the bleeding and threatens cells on the hemorrhage's periphery.Nathan Seppa, Science News

called also intracerebral hemorrhage

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“Cerebral hemorrhage.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/cerebral%20hemorrhage. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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