The Fisher grading correlated to outcome in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-192

  Lindvall, Peter ^a   Runnerstam, Magnus ^b   Birgander, Richard ^a   Koskinen, Lars Owe D ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aneurysm surgery; Outcome; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER SCALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HUNT AND HESS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651163486     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690802710668     Document Type: Article

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