Management of poor grade patients after subarachnoid haemorrhage: The importance of neuroradiological findings on clinical outcome

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 445-452

  O'Sullivan, M G ^a   Sellar, R ^a   Statham, P F ^a   Whittle, I R ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogram; Grade; Haematoma; Hydrocephalus; Intracranial aneurysm; Outcome; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DETERIORATION; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEURORADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029844208     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699647069     Document Type: Article

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