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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is bleeding into the subarachnoid space—the area between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater surrounding the brain. Symptoms may include a severe headache of rapid onset, vomiting, decreased level of consciousness, fever, and sometimes seizures. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Basilar cistern intense enhancement
Cerebral vasculitis
Communicating hydrocephalus
Decreased intracranial vessel size
Diffuse gyriform meningeal enhancement
Diffuse leptomeningeal enhancement
Extra-axial lesion
Hydrocephalus
Hyperdense basilar cisterns
May Be Caused by
Anticoagulant therapy
Arteriovenous malformation
HIV infection
Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage
Idiopathic subarachnoid hemorrhage
Intracranial neoplasm
Ruptured aneurysm
Spinal neoplasm
Terson syndrome
Trauma
Vasculopathy
May Cause
Basilar cistern intense enhancement
Cerebral vasculitis
Communicating hydrocephalus
Decreased intracranial vessel size
Diffuse gyriform meningeal enhancement
Diffuse leptomeningeal enhancement
Extra-axial lesion
Hydrocephalus
Hyperdense basilar cisterns
May Be Caused by
Anticoagulant therapy
Arteriovenous malformation
HIV infection
Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage
Idiopathic subarachnoid hemorrhage
Intracranial neoplasm
Ruptured aneurysm
Spinal neoplasm
Terson syndrome
Trauma
Vasculopathy


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