Brain bleeds can be life-threatening and cause permanent brain damage (Pic: Instagram)
Jamie Foxx has revealed he “went to hell and back” in 2023 after he had a brain bleed and a stroke, which was a "near-death experience." Speaking about his condition, which happened when he was filming for a movie in Atlanta, the actor says he doesn't remember nearly three weeks of his life then.
Foxx said he experienced a brain bleed that led to a stroke, which led him to a coma for 20 days. Foxx said that when he woke from the coma, he found himself in a wheelchair and unable to walk. The Oscar-winning actor said he had to learn the basic functions again with the help of support staff in the hospital and rely on nurses for showering.
Doctors told him a recovery was possible but that it would be a difficult process.
What is brain bleed?
Also known as intracranial hemorrhage, the condition is a type of stroke that causes bleeding in your head.
Doctors say it happens when your brain is unable to store oxygen and so it begins to rely on a series of blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrients. And so, when a brain bleed occurs, a blood vessel leaks blood or bursts and pools within your skull and brain. This causes pressure against your brain, preventing oxygen and nutrients from reaching your brain tissues and cells.
According to experts, brain bleeds are common after falls or traumatic injuries and also in those with unmanaged high blood pressure. Brain bleed is a life-threatening emergency, as it only takes three to four minutes for your brain cells to die if they do not receive enough oxygen.
Treating a brain bleed quickly leads to the best outcome.
What are the types of brain bleeds?
Doctors say there are two main areas of bleeding in your brain:
- Within your skull but outside of brain tissue
- Inside brain tissue
Bleeding occurs mainly around the meninges or the three membrane layers between the bony skull and brain tissue.
Is it a fatal condition?
Brain bleeds can be life-threatening and cause permanent brain damage. The severity and outcome of a brain bleed depend on its cause, location inside of your skull, size of the bleed, and the amount of time that passes between the bleed and treatment. Once brain cells die, they don’t come back.
Damage can be severe and result in physical, mental, and task-based disability.
Signs and symptoms of brain bleeds
Doctors say the first symptom of a brain bleed is a sudden and painful headache. Other include:
- Tingling, weakness, numbness, or paralysis of your face, arm, or leg
- Nausea and vomiting
- Confusion and dizziness
- Slurred speech
- Extreme tiredness and sleepiness
- Difficulty swallowing
- Vision loss
- Neck stiffness
- Light sensitivity
- Loss of balance
- Breathlessness and abnormal heart rate
- Seizures
- Loss of consciousness and coma
Risk factors for brain bleeding
Doctors say the condition can affect anyone at any age, from newborns to a however, it is more common among adults over the age of 65. You may be more at risk of a brain bleed if you experience the following:
- High blood pressure
- Substance use disorder
- Smoking
- Bleeding conditions or conditions that need treatment with blood thinner
- Pregnancy and childbirth-related conditions
- Conditions that affect how your blood vessel walls form
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