AQA A Level PE – The Cardiovascular System Practice Test

When blood leaks into brain tissue due to a burst vessel, the result is a haemorrhagic stroke. This happens because the rupture allows blood to spill and press on brain tissue, causing damage and loss of function. It’s different from an ischaemic stroke, which comes from a blockage that stops blood flow, and from a transient ischemic attack, which is a temporary interruption that resolves. A cerebral aneurysm rupture describes the event that can cause the bleeding, but the overall stroke type in that scenario is haemorrhagic.