70. Retinal Hemorrhage Caused by Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Cardiac Complication Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Besides its severe neurological injuries, spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) commonly causes cardiac complications. These complications could include three different aspects of cardiac diseases, that is, electrocardiographic abnormalities, myocardial injuries, and left ventricular dysfunction. These complications not only may lead to misdiagnosis of SAH as myocardial infarction, but also...

Vitreous Hemorrhage Caused by Ruptured Retinal Macroaneurysm

PURPOSE To report the clinical findings of 7 patients with a vitreous hemorrhage (VH) caused by a ruptured retinal macroaneurysm. METHODS Interventional case series. The medical records of 7 patients with a VH caused by a ruptured macroaneurysm and treated by either medication or vitrectomy were reviewed. The main outcome measures were the visual acuity, appearance of the fundus and optical c...

Subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by pregnancy induced hypertension: A rare occurrence

Spinal epidural hematoma with subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by acupuncture.

Unintentional acupuncture needling of the thoracic spinal canal produced a spinal epidural hematoma and subarachnoid hemorrhage. This case demonstrates that patients are sometimes reluctant to disclose folk medical treatments to Western physicians, and the proper diagnosis may depend upon the prowess of the neuroradiologist.

Perimesencephalic nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by transverse sinus thrombosis

RATIONALE Perimesencephalic nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (PNSAH) is characterized by a pattern of extravasated blood restricted to the perimesencephalic cisterns, normal angiographic findings, and an excellent prognosis with an uneventful course and low risks of complication. The precise etiology of bleeding in patients with PNSAH has not yet been established. The most common hypothesi...