1 If a lot of blood leaks out, it can cause a buildup of pressure in the brain because the brain is enclosed in the skull. There is no room for brain tissue to expand, and so the leaked blood can compress and kill important areas of the brain.  Hemorrhagic strokes tend to be more serious than ischemic strokes.
Horizontal definition, at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground. See more.
For the planes of a gear, see List of gear nomenclature. The transverse plane (also called the horizontal plane, axial plane, or transaxial plane) is an imaginary plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts. It is perpendicular to the coronal and sagittal planes.t is one of the planes of the body used to describe the location of body parts in relation to each other. The other two commonly used terms are the coronal plane and the sagittal plane.