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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Multimedia

Author: George I Jallo, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Pediatrics and Oncology, Director, Clinical Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Coauthor(s): Tibor Becske, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, New York University Medical Center
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Updated: Dec 4, 2008

Multimedia

CT scan reveals subarachnoid hemorrhage in the ri...Media file 1: CT scan reveals subarachnoid hemorrhage in the right sylvian fissure; no evidence of hydrocephalus is apparent.
CT scan reveals subarachnoid hemorrhage in the ri...

CT scan reveals subarachnoid hemorrhage in the right sylvian fissure; no evidence of hydrocephalus is apparent.

CT scan reveals subarachnoid hemorrhage in the sy...Media file 2: CT scan reveals subarachnoid hemorrhage in the sylvian fissure, right more than left.
CT scan reveals subarachnoid hemorrhage in the sy...

CT scan reveals subarachnoid hemorrhage in the sylvian fissure, right more than left.

A 47-year-old woman presented with headache and v...Media file 3: A 47-year-old woman presented with headache and vomiting; her CT scan in the emergency department revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage.
A 47-year-old woman presented with headache and v...

A 47-year-old woman presented with headache and vomiting; her CT scan in the emergency department revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Cerebral angiogram reveals a middle cerebral arte...Media file 4: Cerebral angiogram reveals a middle cerebral artery aneurysm.
Cerebral angiogram reveals a middle cerebral arte...

Cerebral angiogram reveals a middle cerebral artery aneurysm.

Cerebral angiogram reveals a middle cerebral arte...Media file 5: Cerebral angiogram reveals a middle cerebral artery aneurysm.
Cerebral angiogram reveals a middle cerebral arte...

Cerebral angiogram reveals a middle cerebral artery aneurysm.

Cerebral angiogram (lateral view) reveals a large...Media file 6: Cerebral angiogram (lateral view) reveals a large aneurysm arising from the left anterior choroidal artery.
Cerebral angiogram (lateral view) reveals a large...

Cerebral angiogram (lateral view) reveals a large aneurysm arising from the left anterior choroidal artery.

Cerebral angiogram (anteroposterior view) reveals...Media file 7: Cerebral angiogram (anteroposterior view) reveals a large aneurysm arising from the left anterior choroidal artery.
Cerebral angiogram (anteroposterior view) reveals...

Cerebral angiogram (anteroposterior view) reveals a large aneurysm arising from the left anterior choroidal artery.

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Further Reading

Keywords

subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke, blood into the subarachnoid space, aneurysm rupture, arteriovenous malformations, berry aneurysm, mycotic aneurysm, ruptured aneurysm, saccular aneurysm, thunderclap headache, SAH, fibromuscular dysplasia, polycystic kidney disease, aortic coarctation, cerebral arteriovenous malformation, AVM, persistent carotid-basilar anastomosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE, moyamoya disease, granulomatous angiitis, Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome, atrial myxoma, choriocarcinoma

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

George I Jallo, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Pediatrics and Oncology, Director, Clinical Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
George I Jallo, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, and American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Tibor Becske, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, New York University Medical Center
Tibor Becske, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Stephen A Berman, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Neurology, Dartmouth Medical School; Chief, Neurology Service, White River Junction Veterans Medical Center
Stephen A Berman, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Neurology, and Phi Beta Kappa
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Managing Editor

Howard S Kirshner, MD, Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Director, Vanderbilt Stroke Center; Program Director, Stroke Service, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital; Consulting Staff, Department of Neurology, Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Howard S Kirshner, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Neurology, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, American Neurological Association, American Society of Neurorehabilitation, National Stroke Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Tennessee Medical Association
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Selim R Benbadis, MD, Professor, Director of Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of South Florida School of Medicine, Tampa General Hospital
Selim R Benbadis, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, American Epilepsy Society, and American Medical Association
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Chief Editor

Helmi L Lutsep, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University; Associate Director, Oregon Stroke Center
Helmi L Lutsep, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology and American Stroke Association
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