Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH): clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on subarachnoid haemorrhage (sah): clinical features: Sentinel headache This occurs in 14% of cases Most occur in the preceding 2 weeks It is probably caused by minor bleeding It does not influence the clinical course or outcome of SAH Ictal headache Loss of…

Sentinel headache

  • This occurs in 14% of cases
  • Most occur in the preceding 2 weeks
  • It is probably caused by minor bleeding
  • It does not influence the clinical course or outcome of SAH

Ictal headache

Loss of consciousness

Sudden death: predictors

Terson syndrome

Other clinical features

References

  1. Cuvinciuc V, Viguier A, Calviere L, et al. Isolated acute nontraumatic cortical subarachnoid hemorrhage. Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:1355-1362.
  2. Kumar S, Goddeau RP, Selim MH, et al. Atraumatic convexal subarachnoid hemorrhage: clinical presentation, imaging patterns, and etiologies. Neurology 2010; 74:893-899.
  3. van Gijn J, Rinkel GJ. Subarachnoid haemorrhage: diagnosis, causes and management. Brain 2001; 124:249-278. 
  4. Viarasilpa T, Ghosh P, Gidwani S, et al. Prognostic significance of sentinel headache preceding aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. World Neurosurg 2020; 139:e672-e676.
  5. Mac Grory B, Vu L, Cutting S, Marcolini E, Gottschalk C, Greer D. Distinguishing characteristics of headache in nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. Headache 2018; 58:364-370. 
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