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" ... All blood clots are serious, but especially so with the brain one. If the leg clots end up blocking a vein, there are other veins that can generally pick up the slack. Not so with the brain clot. There are no alternative veins large enough to bypass it. The result is the accumulation of extra fluid in the skull, which in turn puts pressure on the brain and the nerves coming from it. The pressure inside the skull--intracranial pressure, as it is known--increases. ... "
" ... That meant African American patients were more likely to suffer from intracranial hemorrhage, or when a blood vessel ruptures within the skull. Among the 69 patients, 55% of African Americans had a higher mortality rate as compared to only 28.6% of patients of other races. ... "
" ... The risk of intracranial bleeding was especially heightened in men who took both antidepressants and NSAIDs. Their risk was about 2.6 times higher than men who took antidepressants alone, whereas the risk for women was only about 1.2 times higher than women who took just the one med. ... "
" ... “I just think it's good practice for anyone with headaches, [for doctors] to look in their eyes to look for increased intracranial pressure,” says Dr. Kevin Weber, neurologist and migraine specialist at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. ... "