Subarachnoid hemorrhage (patient information)
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What is subarachnoid hemorrhage?
How do I know if I have subarachnoid hemorrhage and what are the symptoms of subarachnoid hemorrhage?
- Severe headache: Headache is the main symptom. It often starts suddenly and starts after a popping or snapping feeling in the head.
- Speech disturbance
- Weakness on one side of the body
- Numbness
- Neck pain
- Double vision
- Nausea and vomiting
- Sudden or decreased consciousness
- Personality changes such as confusion and irritability
Who is at risk for subarachnoid hemorrhage?
- Cerebral arteriovenous malformation
- Cerebral aneurysm
- Head injury
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Hypertension
- Smoking
- Idiopathic
How to know you have subarachnoid hemorrhage?
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Diseases with similar symptoms
Where to find medical care for subarachnoid hemorrhage?
Directions to Hospitals Treating subarachnoid hemorrhage
Prevention of subarachnoid hemorrhage
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Copyleft Sources
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000701.htm
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/794076-overview
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec16/ch211/ch211d.html
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/subarachnoid+hemorrhage
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/umbrain16.htm
http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/000701.htm