Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH): causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH): causes. Cerebral aneurysms, Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), Cavernomas. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Vascular malformations
- Cerebral aneurysms
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
- Cavernomas
- Lower cervical spine dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF)
Vasculopathies
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Vascular disorders
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Brain lesions
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Other systemic causes
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Autoimmune diseases as risk factors
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Angiogram-negative SAH
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References
- Kumar S, Goddeau RP, Selim MH, et al. Atraumatic convexal subarachnoid hemorrhage: clinical presentation, imaging patterns, and etiologies. Neurology 2010; 74:893-899.
- Cuvinciuc V, Viguier A, Calviere L, et al. Isolated acute nontraumatic cortical subarachnoid hemorrhage. Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:1355-1362.
- Gao P, Du S, Ren J, Li G, Zhang H. Teaching NeuroImages: lower cervical spine dural arteriovenous fistula presenting as subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurology 2019; 92:e1798-e1800.
- Lalla R, Virmani D, Suchdev K, Peeler CE, Abdalkader M, Nguyen TN. Intracranial corkscrew angiopathy. Neurol Clin Pract 2022; 12:e228-e231.
- Delafosse E, Armengol G, Triquenot-Bagan A, Hebant B. A case of segmental arterial mediolysis with widespread involvement of cranial and abdominal arteries. J Neurol Sci 2019; 397:81-83.
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