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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

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Definition: Bleeding into the intracranial or spinal SUBARACHNOID SPACE, most resulting from INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM rupture. It can occur after traumatic injuries (SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC). Clinical features include HEADACHE; NAUSEA; VOMITING, nuchal rigidity, variable neurological deficits and reduced mental status.     
Examples Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Traumatic 		Other names Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Spontaneous; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal; Perinatal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Hemorrhage, Subarachnoid; Subarachnoid Hemorrhages, Spontaneous; Subarachnoid Hemorrhages, Perinatal; Subarachnoid Hemorrhages, Intracranial; Subarachnoid Hemorrhages, Aneurysmal; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Perinatal; Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhages; Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; SAHs (Subarachnoid Hemorrhage); Perinatal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages; Intracranial Subarachnoid Hemorrhages; Intracranial Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Hemorrhages, Subarachnoid; Hemorrhages, Spontaneous Subarachnoid; Hemorrhages, Perinatal Subarachnoid; Hemorrhages, Intracranial Subarachnoid; Hemorrhages, Aneurysmal Subarachnoid

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