Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) refers to acute bleeding inside your skull or brain. It’s a life-threatening emergency. You should go to the emergency room right away or call 911 if you think you ...

If you have some symptoms of ICH, a doctor will perform a neurological exam. Imaging tests determine if you’re having an ischemic stroke (blockage) or a hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding).

i, ii, iii, iv New 12-month data from the European and global ETNA-AF registries showed rates of bleeding and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) were considered low by the authors' assessment in frail ...

PITTSBURGH, PA and SILVER SPRING, MD — Two new studies provide more data on the bleeding risks among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with dabigatran (Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim ...

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a sudden bleed in the brain tissue ... Increased intracranial pressure resulting from swelling of the brain or bleeding inside the skull can also occur.

A particularly vulnerable subset are those who also have AF (about 25% of ICH survivors), making it difficult to balance the need for protection against ischemic stroke and the need to keep bleeding ...