A subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH, dʒ), or subarachnoid haemorrhage in British English, is bleeding into the subarachnoid space—the area between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater surrounding the brain. This may occur spontaneously, usually from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, or may result from head injury. Symptoms of SAH include a severe he...
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Blood in, or bleeding into, the space under the arachnoid membrane, most commonly from trauma or from rupture of an aneurysm.
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(from the article `diagnosis`) CT is the preferred examination for evaluating stroke, particularly subarachnoid hemorrhage, as well as abdominal tumours and abscesses....to one side. Bleeding into the pons causes paresis of all limbs and unconsciousness. Bleeding into the cerebellum produces typical signs of ... [2 related articles]
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intracranial hemorrhage into the subarachnoid space.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. extravasation of blood into the subarachnoid space, often due to aneurysm rupture and usually spreading throughout the cerebrospinal fluid pathways.
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage: Bleeding within the head into the space between two membranes that surround the brain. The bleeding is beneath the arachnoid membrane and just above the pia mater. (The arachnoid is the middle of three membranes around the brain while the pia mater is the innermost one.) The subarachnoid space is a potential space. It is no...
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Bleeding from a blood vessel on the surface of the brain into the space between the brain and the skull.
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