Bret Michaels Dead

Musician Bret Michaels, best known as the lead singer of the glam metal band Poison, was rushed to the hospital on the evening of April 22, 2010 after complaining of an excruciating headache. Doctors found he had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, meaning that he was bleeding at the base of his brain stem. Michaels has not died, but remains in critical condition at an unnamed hospital.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20363506,00.html Two days after the incident, Rock of Love 2 winner Ambre Lake told TMZ that he is "stabilized and conscious" according to people who have seen Michaels in the hospital.http://www.tmz.com/2010/04/23/bret-michaels-stable-condition/

According to an update on the official Poison site on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, Michaels is now suffering from hyponatremia, a condition that causes seizures due to a lack of sodium. His doctors are still hopeful and feel he may make a recovery, but it may take weeks, or even months.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100428/ap_on_en_mu/us_people_bret_michaels_8 Michaels was released from the hospital on April 5, 2010.

Earlier in the month of April, Michaels had an emergency appendectomy in San Antonio. He also suffers from diabetes.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20363506,00.html

On May 20, 2010, Michaels was re-admitted to the hospital after he suffered what is called a "warning seizure," officially known as a transient ischemic attack. He was also found to have a hole in his heart. Medical officials do not believe at this time this these new developments are related to his brain hemorrhage in April.http://www.mahalo.com/bret-michaels-dead

Subarachnoid Hemorrhages

The term "subarachnoid hemorrhage" is a form of stroke that includes bleeding into a particular section of the brain, between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater. Often, this results from a severe head injury, but it can also occur spontaneously without any external trauma. Up to half of all subarachnoid hemorrhages are fatal, and those that survive often suffer from neurological impairment for the remainder of their lives. These symptoms can include fatigue, changes of mood, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and cognitive impairment.http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/36/12/2773