Thursday, February 17, 2005

Broke blood vessel in head???

According to Boston.com, the Patriots say that Tedy Bruschi suffered a "broken blood vessel in his head." Hello???

Here are some excerpts from the first page I found on Brain Hemorrhage.
What is a brain hemorrhage?
A brain hemorrhage occurs when a blood vessel, aneurysm...or a vascular malformation...in the brain ruptures. Blood may leak into or around the brain tissue. This leaking produces one of the most severe forms of stroke. Many patients become catastrophically ill and require urgent treatment.

What are the common symptoms of brain hemorrhage?
Abrupt onset of a severe headache is the most common symptom.
I think this is more serious than they are letting on!

UPDATE: Now they're calling it a "leaking" blood vessel. Still sounds like a ruptured aneurysm to me.

UPDATE 2 2/18/05: Now the team has confirmed it was a mild stroke. I don't know why yesterday I thought they were trying to hide something; I'm sure they were just running around trying to figure out what was going on, and trying not to say too much until they knew. Anyway. Must have been a hell of a scare for him and his family.

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