PERIMESENCEPHALIC NONANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE - REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
SCHWARTZ TH SOLOMON RA
Citation
Th. Schwartz et Ra. Solomon, PERIMESENCEPHALIC NONANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE - REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Neurosurgery, 39(3), 1996, pp. 433-440
Citations number
58
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
0148396X
Volume
39
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
433 - 440
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-396X(1996)39:3<433:PNSH-R>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: A critical review of the literature on the incidence, prese ntation, diagnosis, and prognosis of perimesencephalic nonaneurysmal s ubarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS: Review of the relevant literature. CO NCLUSION: The importance of early computed tomography (<3 d), anatomy of the perimesencephalic and neighboring cisterns, and adequate four-v essel angiography are discussed. Treatment strategies, including the a voidance of repeated angiographic studies and surgical exploration, ar e presented.