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Subarachnoid hemorrhage classification
Introduction
Overview
Overview
According to the etiology, spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage may be classified into traumatic, aneurysmal and nonaeurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Classification
Classification
According to the etiology, spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage may be classified into traumatic, aneurysmal and nonaeurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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 | Traumatic |  |  |  |  |  | Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage |  |  |  |  |  |  | Nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ruptured saccular aneurysms |  | Occult aneurysmal |  | Perimesencephalic nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage |  | Vascular malformations |  | Intracranial arterial dissection |  | Other causes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [3]