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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
On rare occasions, rupture of a cerebral aneurysm causes acute subdural hematoma (SDH) in addition to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The frequency of SDH resulting from aneurysmal rupture is summarized, and its clinical and radiological characteristics, as well as potential pitfalls in the diagnosis and the management of this life-threatening condition are described. Among 641 patients with nontraumatic SAH treated between 1992 and 2000, 12 patients (1.9%) presented with SDH due to aneurysmal rupture. The SAH grade on admission was grade II in one patient, grade IV in three patients, and grade V in eight patients. Four underwent both hematoma evacuation and clipping of the aneurysm, four underwent hematoma evacuation alone, and the other four patients were treated conservatively. The outcome was good recovery in two patients, severe disability in one patient, and death in nine patients. Patients with a good outcome had a better SAH grade on admission, smaller midline shift, and smaller SDH volume on the initial CT scan, and they had been treated by both SDH evacuation and clipping of the aneurysm. Emergency one-stage operations may be beneficial for aneurysmal SDH patients who are in good SAH grade, or those who are in poor SAH grade but show some neurological recovery after resuscitation. It should also be mentioned that there are cases of aneurysmal SDH without recognizable SAH on the CT scans, and that a case of aneurysmal SDH may present as a case of 'head trauma' after an accident, because of the disturbance of consciousness resulting from aneurysmal rupture.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0300-9572
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
71-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Aneurysm, Ruptured, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Carotid Artery, Internal, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Cerebral Angiography, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Craniotomy, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Hematoma, Subdural, Acute, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Intracranial Aneurysm, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Middle Cerebral Artery, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Tomography, X-Ray Computed, pubmed-meshheading:11801351-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute subdural hematoma caused by ruptured cerebral aneurysms: diagnostic and therapeutic pitfalls.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, National Tokyo Medical Center, Higashigaoka 2-5-1, Meguroku, Tokyo 152-8902, Japan. georges@med.keio.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports