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The classic symptom of subarachnoid hemorrhage is [[thunderclap headache]] ("most severe ever" headache developing over seconds to minutes). This headache is often described like being "kicked in the head".<ref name="oxford">{{cite book | last = Longmore | first = Murray | coauthors = Ian Wilkinson, Tom Turmezei, Chee Kay Cheung | title = Oxford Handbook of Clinicial Medicine | publisher = Oxford | date = 2007 | pages = 841 | isbn = 0-19-856837-1 }}</ref> 10% of all people with this symptom turn out to have a subarachnoid hemorrhage, and is the only symptom in about a third of all SAH patients. Other presenting features may be [[vomiting]] (non-specific), [[seizure]]s (1 in 14) and [[meningism]]. [[Confusion]], decreased level of consciousness or [[coma]] may be present. Intraocular hemorrhage (bleeding into the eyeball) may occur. Subhyaloid hemorrhages may be visible on fundoscopy (the hyaloid membrane envelopes the [[vitreous body]]). | The classic symptom of subarachnoid hemorrhage is [[thunderclap headache]] ("most severe ever" headache developing over seconds to minutes). This headache is often described like being "kicked in the head".<ref name="oxford">{{cite book | last = Longmore | first = Murray | coauthors = Ian Wilkinson, Tom Turmezei, Chee Kay Cheung | title = Oxford Handbook of Clinicial Medicine | publisher = Oxford | date = 2007 | pages = 841 | isbn = 0-19-856837-1 }}</ref> 10% of all people with this symptom turn out to have a subarachnoid hemorrhage, and is the only symptom in about a third of all SAH patients. Other presenting features may be [[vomiting]] (non-specific), [[seizure]]s (1 in 14) and [[meningism]]. [[Confusion]], decreased level of consciousness or [[coma]] may be present. Intraocular hemorrhage (bleeding into the eyeball) may occur. Subhyaloid hemorrhages may be visible on fundoscopy (the hyaloid membrane envelopes the [[vitreous body]]). | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
*[[Double vision]] | |||
*[[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]] | |||
*[[Neck pain]] | |||
*[[Numbness]] | |||
*Personality changes such as [[confusion]] and [[irritability]] | |||
*[[Headache (patient information)|Severe headache]]: Headache is the main symptom. It often starts suddenly and starts after a popping or snapping feeling in the head. | *[[Headache (patient information)|Severe headache]]: Headache is the main symptom. It often starts suddenly and starts after a popping or snapping feeling in the head. | ||
*Speech disturbance | *Speech disturbance | ||
*Sudden or decreased consciousness | |||
*Weakness on one side of the body | *Weakness on one side of the body | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
The classic symptom of subarachnoid hemorrhage is thunderclap headache ("most severe ever" headache developing over seconds to minutes). This headache is often described like being "kicked in the head".[1] 10% of all people with this symptom turn out to have a subarachnoid hemorrhage, and is the only symptom in about a third of all SAH patients. Other presenting features may be vomiting (non-specific), seizures (1 in 14) and meningism. Confusion, decreased level of consciousness or coma may be present. Intraocular hemorrhage (bleeding into the eyeball) may occur. Subhyaloid hemorrhages may be visible on fundoscopy (the hyaloid membrane envelopes the vitreous body).
History and Symptoms
- Double vision
- Nausea and vomiting
- Neck pain
- Numbness
- Personality changes such as confusion and irritability
- Severe headache: Headache is the main symptom. It often starts suddenly and starts after a popping or snapping feeling in the head.
- Speech disturbance
- Sudden or decreased consciousness
- Weakness on one side of the body
References
- ↑ Longmore, Murray (2007). Oxford Handbook of Clinicial Medicine. Oxford. p. 841. ISBN 0-19-856837-1. Unknown parameter
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