Non-Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

M. Rajesh Kumar; Amit Agrawal

Author(s)

M. Rajesh Kumar Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Narayana Medical College Hospital,Nellore,India

Amit Agrawal Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital,Nellore,India

Abstract

The majority of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhages arise from the rupture of saccular aneurysms. The concept of a nonaneurysmal form of subarachnoid hemorrhage with a distinct radiographic appearance was first presented by van Gijn and colleagues in 1985. The differential diagnoses of this type of hemorrhage include Non-aneurysmal perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage, arterial dissection, cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), dural arteriovenous fistulae, cervical AVMs, saccular aneurysms of spinal arteries, mycotic aneurysms, pituitary apoplexy and use of anticoagulants. In this review, we discuss the different causes of non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages.

Publication Details

Page(s) 24-27

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Journal of Pioneering Medical Sciences, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Year: 2013

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Keywords

Non-aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, Perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage, Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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