The actor hit his head, fell asleep and died: Bleeding in the brain and how to distinguish it from a headache

The late actor Bob Saget never predicted that a blow to the head could be the reason why he never woke up last month. As you may have read, he died on January 9 and experts suggested the cause was a head injury.

Although they are not sure what happened in the hours before the 65-year-old's untimely death, they have concluded that he hit his head and injured his skull. He fell asleep, fell asleep and then passed away.

The report states that the actor had bleeding and confusion in the brain and that his death was "the result of brain trauma". Indeed, even a mild headache after a collision or fall can cause hematoma (blood clot) potentially fatal to the brain.

"It's easy to ignore the potentially deadly signs," he told The Post. Neha Dangayach, a neuro-emergency expert. "Often, adults who have a headache may think it is a simple headache, or start self-diagnosing."

But this can be a dangerous scenario for those who are prone to headaches, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with migraine, other headaches or believe it is simply a hangover.

Brain hemorrhage can manifest in different ways. Those who suffer severe head trauma, say in an accident, will have signs within a few hours, for example severe headache, paralysis or coma.

In other cases, even a seemingly insignificant trauma, a stroke that one may forget has occurred, can lead to a kind of chronic hematoma that builds up slowly over time, with much more subtle symptoms.

Risk factors include health problems such as high blood pressure, those taking blood thinners.

Symptoms of bleeding in the brain can be acute - nausea, vomiting, seizures. But they can often be different: signs of muscle weakness, impaired vision, or some sort of "new" headache that appears over time and does not seem to go away with medication.

Simptoma të rëndësishme:

- dobësi e papritur, ndjesi shpimi gjilpërash ose paralizë në fytyrë, krah ose këmbë, veçanërisht nëse ndodh vetëm në njërën anë të trupit
- fillim i papritur dhe i fortë i dhimbjes së kokës
- probleme me gëlltitjen
- probleme me shikimin në njërin sy ose në të dy sytë
- humbje e ekuilibrit, koordinimit, marramendje
- probleme me aftësitë gjuhësore (lexim, shkrim, të folur, të kuptuar)
- përgjumje, humbje e vetëdijes
- konfuzion, delir

Faktorë që ulin rrezikun:

- të mos pish duhan
- të trajtosh sëmundjet e zemrës
- të trajtosh presionin e lartë të gjakut
- të mban në kontroll diabetin
- të kesh një stil jetese të shëndetshëm

Auxiliary resources: Healthline, WebMD, The Post