Intracranial aneurysm and subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
EBM Guidelines
Feb 27, 2021 • Latest change Aug 17, 2020
Table of contents
- Essentials
- In general
- Epidemiology
- Signs and symptoms
- SAH and other causes of blood in the cerebrospinal fluid
- Detecting SAH by CT scanning
- Treatment in the acute phase and transfer of the patient
- Acute treatment of an aneurysm evd
- Long-term prognosis of SAH
- Screening of relatives
- Treatment of unruptured aneurysm
- Prophylactic treatment
- References
Extract
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) should be suspected however slight the symptoms, and the diagnosis confirmed with an urgent CT scan.
- The patient should be transferred without delay to an appropriate hospital for neurosurgical treatment, relevant intensive care and cerebral angiography.
- A ruptured intracranial aneurysm must be closed (microsurgical clipping or an endovascular approach) during the acute phase to prevent rebleeding.
- Patients with SAH often have sequelae in the form of neurological, psychiatric and psychosocial problems.
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