Subarachnoid hemorrhage and the female sex: Analysis of risk factors, aneurysm characteristics, and outcomes

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1367-1373

  Hamdan, Alhafidz ^a   Barnes, Jonathan ^b   Mitchell, Patrick ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Female; Outcome; Sex; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANKIN SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOSPASM;

EID: 84986915777     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.7.JNS132318     Document Type: Article

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