Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) complications
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) complications. Cerebral artery vasospasm, Re-bleeding, Subdural haematomas. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Vascular complications
- Cerebral artery vasospasm
- Re-bleeding
- Subdural haematomas
- Parenchymatous haematoma
- Early brain injury (EBI)
- Delayed cerebral ischaemia
- Cerebral infarction
- Terson’s syndrome: this is vitreous (subhyaloid) haemorrhage
Non-vascular complications
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Systemic complications
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References
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- Connolly Jr ES, Rabinstein AA, Carhuapoma JR, et al. Guidelines for the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2012; 43:1711-1737.
- Vivancos J, Gilo F, Frutos R, et al. Clinical management guidelines for subarachnoid haemorrhage: diagnosis and treatment. Neurologia 2014; 29:353-370.
- Koopman I, Greving JP, van der Schaaf IC, van der Zwan A, Rinkel GJ, Vergouwen MD. Aneurysm characteristics and risk of rebleeding after subarachnoid haemorrhage. Eur Stroke J 2019; 4:153-159.
- Kaur G, Dakay K, Sursal T, et al. Acute subdural hematomas secondary to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage confer poor prognosis: a national perspective. J Neurointerv Surg 2020 (Online ahead of print).
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