The Sladen Library has written articles and collected information on a variety of health-related topics. If you cannot find the information you are looking for here, please use our Consumer Health Information Request Form to submit a request. A hemorrhage interrupts blood flow because a blood vessel has burst.
Stroke usually damage only one side of the brain so symptoms appear on only one side of the body.
A stroke can be either ischemic or hemorrhagic. Types of Strokes Ischemic With an ischemic stroke a blood clot, formed in any part of the body, including the heart or other material, blocks blood flow to the brain. People who experience this type of stroke have a very high chance of suffering another stroke. Hemorrhagic A hemorrhage occurs when a defective artery in the brain bursts without warning. In a hemorrhagic stroke, an artery in the brain bursts preventing normal blood flow and causing blood to flow into the surrounding tissue.