The brain is very well protected from injury by the skull and membranes just below the skull, referred to as the meninges. The meninges consist of 3 layers, the dura mater, the arachnoid and the pia ...

...all 121 cases of SAH ... were identified by clinicians solely on the basis of CT imaging results The researchers collected data from 11 tertiary-care emergency departments across Canada on 3,132 ...

Patients who experience a nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage differ from patients who suffer an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in initial presentation (including neurological examination and ...

High Risk Clinical Characteristics for Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in Patients With Acute Headache: Prospective Cohort Study. Perry JJ, Stiel IG, et al. BMJ 2010; 341:c5204. Clinical decision rules have ...

A healthy 18 year-old man developed a sudden, severe headache. On examination, he was drowsy. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Axial CT scans without contrast. If one looks closely, one can see the bright ...

The clinical significance of sentinel headaches (SHs) in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a matter of debate. It has been suggested that patients with an SH might have more-fragile ...

A previously healthy 27 year-old woman developed a sudden, severe headache followed by nausea and vomiting. By the time she reached the hospital, she was poorly responsive. Her neurological ...

Timing of CT head scans: What is the relative accuracy of CT head scans at different time intervals, for example 12 hours or 24 hours after symptom onset, to diagnose subarachnoid haemorrhage?

A national confidential enquiry into care of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage notes areas for improvement, including greater use of specialist nurses A report from the National ...

Timing of CT head scans: What is the relative accuracy of CT head scans at different time intervals, for example 12 hours or 24 hours after symptom onset, to diagnose subarachnoid haemorrhage? For a ...

Juliet Bostwick, MSc, RGN, is lecturer practitioner, Oxford Brookes University/Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust Mary Sneade, BA, RGN, RM, is assistant trial manager, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS ...