Abstract
The outcome at three months after aneurysmal SAH in a group of older patients and a group of younger patients is compared. The patients were admitted within 72 hours of Their SAH. Of 61 patients 66 years of age and older, comprising 13% of the whole patient group, 52% died, 12% remained dependent and 36% became independent. In the younger group, 55% had an independent outcome (p < 0.01). In contrast to what we expected in the older patient group, not extracranial, but intracranial events (re-bleeds, infarcts, hydrocephalus) were by far the most frequent cause of deterioration.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 203-207 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- aneurysm
- elderly patients
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Surgery
- Neurology
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Muizelaar, J. P., Vermeulen, M., van Crevel, H., Hijdra, A., van Gijn, J., Teasdale, G. M., Lindsay, K. W., & Murray, G. D. (1988). Outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients 66 years of age and older. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 90(3), 203-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/0303-8467(88)90022-4