Abstract
Head trauma may provoke subarachnoid haemorrhage. The question sometimes arises whether in patients with trauma and subarachnoid haemorrhage the latter is of traumatic or aneurysmal origin. We present a 49-year-old patient who fell from a truck, struck his head and was unconscious immediately. On the brain computed tomography (CT) scan subarachnoid haemorrhage was present, initially diagnosed as of traumatic origin. Four-vessel angiography revealed rupture of a left ophthalmic artery aneurysm. We review the literature and give recommendations for angiography in patients with trauma and subarachnoid haemorrhage. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 29-32 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2000 |
Keywords
- Aneurysm
- Brain injury
- Head injury
- Ophthalmic artery
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Trauma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Surgery
- Neurology