Celebrity deaths

candyfloss wrote:Very sad, RIP Cilla.

Moved here to current news section.

Cilla Black died of a stroke after falling and hitting her head at her Spanish villa, her sons have confirmed.
The 72-year-old was sunbathing on her private terrace at her villa in Estepona when she got up, lost her balance and fell hitting her head.
She was knocked unconscious and died of a stroke. It is thought she would not have suffered.

Causes
There are four main types of stroke. Cerebral thrombosis and cerebral embolism are caused by blood clots that block an artery supplying the brain, either in the brain itself or in the neck. These account for 70-80% of all strokes. Subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage occur when a blood vessel bursts around or in the brain.

Cerebral thrombosis occurs when a blood clot, or thrombus, forms within the brain itself, blocking the flow of blood through the affected vessel. Clots most often form due to "hardening" (atherosclerosis) of brain arteries. Cerebral thrombosis occurs most often at night or early in the morning. . .

Cerebral embolism occurs when a blood clot from elsewhere in the circulatory system breaks free. If it becomes lodged in an artery supplying the brain, either in the brain or in the neck, it can cause a stroke. . .

Heamorrhage, or bleeding, occurs when a blood vessel breaks, either from trauma or excess internal pressure. The vessels most likely to break are those with preexisting defects such as an aneurysm. An aneurysm is a "pouching out" of a blood vessel caused by a weak arterial wall. Brain aneurysms are surprisingly common. According to autopsy studies, about 6% of all Americans have them. Aneurysms rarely cause symptoms until they burst. Aneurysms are most likely to burst when blood pressure is highest, and controlling blood pressure is an important preventive strategy.

Intracerebral hemorrhage affects vessels within the brain itself, while subarachnoid hemorrhage affects arteries at the brain's surface, just below the protective arachnoid membrane. Intracerebral hemorrhages represent about 10% of all strokes, while subarachnoid hemorrhages account for about 7%.

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Cilla Black may have had a chance of survival had she been found straight away
A pathologist's report reveals the injury Cilla Black suffered does not often cause death

By Nicola Harley
7:25AM BST 06 Aug 2015

Cilla Black may have had a chance of survival had she been found straight away, a pathologist's report has revealed.
The singer died from a stroke after falling and hitting her head at her Spanish villa.
It is believed she was not found for at least four hours.
A pathologist report into the 72-year-old's death revealed the injury she suffered does not usually cause death but she was also showing signs of heat stroke.
The ten-page report confirmed the former Blind Date presenter suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage - a rare form of stroke caused by bleeding on the surface of the brain.
The medical experts who examined her said the haemorrhage had been caused by a head injury they thought she suffered as she fell backwards and hit her terrace wall.
Revealing most people normally survive the injury Cilla suffered - and heatstroke contributed to her death - the report said: "A subarachnoid haemorrhage by its characteristics doesnt normally cause sudden death, but it can produce a loss of consciousness and depending on the state of health of the person and the context (place and way in which the trauma occurs, time it takes to be medically assisted, position people are found in etc) can cause death in a more or less defined period of time.
"That can either be through lack of consciousness or obstruction of the airways by the tongue or the lack of medical attention during a certain time period, causing a brain alteration with subsequent heart and/or lung consequences and death."

It concluded: "The most probable diagnosis of the cause of death, at this moment in time, pending lab results that have been requested, is: Head Injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage, as a result of a fall. Contributing to death, but not in a decisive manner, the high temperature the body remained in after this loss of consciousness."