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hemorrhagic stroke

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Noun1.hemorrhagic stroke - stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
haemorrhagic stroke
apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA, stroke - a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage - the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
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On the other hand, alcohol's role in thinning the blood and decreasing clotting mechanisms would implicate increased consumption in increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke, which is caused by massive bleeding.
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In the new study, Ka He and his colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston documented 377 cases of ischemic stroke and 106 cases of hemorrhagic stroke during a 12-year follow-up of nearly 44,000 men participating in a survey of male health professionals.
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