Subarachnoid Hemorrhage When a Brain Aneurysm Bleeds

Title:
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: When a Brain Aneurysm Bleeds
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Summary:
Although most headaches--even severe ones--are due to benign factors, when a headache is due t

Keywords:
subarachnoid hemorrhage,aneurysm,rupture,bleed,thunderclap headache,arteriogram,nimodipine,art

Article Body:
Spontaneous subarachnoid (pronounced sub-uh-RACK-noid) hemorrhage is rightfully the most feare

About 10% of people with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhages die before they even get to a ho

And while the effects of the initial bleed are bad enough, in the following few weeks individu

The other serious complication is that the blood deposited in the subarachnoid space can cause

What can be done to reduce these complications? In the case of blood-vessel spasm, the best tr

How can one tell if a particular headache is caused by a bleeding aneurysm? It can be a tough

Medical evaluation of patients with ruptured aneurysms can turn up additional clues, like a st

After discovery of subarachnoid hemorrhage, the next round of testing focuses on where exactly

The oldest test--still considered the gold-standard--is known as an arteriogram or, alternativ

Apart from identifying the bleeding aneurysms, these tests can detect additional aneurysms, wh
Subarachnoid hemorrhages occur annually in about 10 people out of 100,000. This computes to a

What causes aneurysms in the first place? More than one factor is involved. First, there can b
Actually, aneurysms affecting the brainĀ“s arteries are fairly common. Autopsy and arteriogram

Do ruptured aneurysms run in families? A 2005 report from the Scottish Aneurysm Study Group sh
(C) 2005 by Gary Cordingley

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