Diagnosis and initial management of subarachnoid haemorrhage
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Subarachnoid haemorrhage: diagnosis, causes and management.
The incidence of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is stable, at around six cases per 100 000 patient years. Any apparent decrease is attributable to a higher rate of CT scanning, by which other haemorrhagic conditions are excluded. Most patients are <60 years of age. Risk factors are the same as for stroke in general; genetic factors operate in only a minority. Case fatality is approximately 50% ...
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عنوان ژورنال: OA Emergency Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2054-1902
DOI: 10.13172/2054-1902-1-1-623