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==2012 AHA/ASA Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage<ref name=aSAH>Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2012/05/03/STR.0b013e3182587839 </ref>==


===Management of Hydrocephalus Associated With aSAH: Recommendations===
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| bgcolor="LightGreen"|<nowiki>"</nowiki>'''1.''' aSAH-associated acute symptomatic hydrocephalus should be managed by cerebrospinal fluid diversion (EVD or lumbar drainage, depending on the clinical scenario)  ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: B]])''<nowiki>"</nowiki>
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| bgcolor="LightGreen"|<nowiki>"</nowiki>'''2.''' aSAH-associated chronic symptomatic hydrocepha- lus should be treated with permanent cerebrospinal fluid diversion ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: C]])''<nowiki>"</nowiki>
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|colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:LightCoral"|[[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Classification of Recommendations|Class III]] (Harm)
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|bgcolor="LightCoral"|<nowiki>"</nowiki>'''1.''' Weaning EVD over >24 hours does not appear to be effective in reducing the need for ventricular shunting ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: B]])''<nowiki>"</nowiki>
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|bgcolor="LightCoral"|<nowiki>"</nowiki>'''2.''' Routine fenestration of the lamina terminalis is not useful for reducing the rate of shunt-dependent hydrocephalus and therefore should not be routinely performed. ''([[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Level of Evidence|Level of Evidence: B]])''<nowiki>"</nowiki>
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