ABSTRACT
Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a formidable and common health care problem. Early diagnosis
and management are crucial to reduce the morbidity form this complex and multifaceted
disease. Open surgery and endovascular techniques both aim at eliminating the source
of hemorrhage. The choice of therapy can be made rationally based on an understanding
of the merits, risks, and limitations of each therapy. The care of pregnant patients
with subarachnoid hemorrhage and patients who harbor both aneurysms and AVMs can be
approached rationally with an understanding of the complex pathphysiology behind these
clinical scenarios. Familiarity with the signs of mild SAH, and advances in familial
screening, noninvasive imaging, and therapies for vasospasm will continue to lessen
the toll of this dramatic illness on the public well-being
Keywords
Subarachnoid hemorrhage - aneurysm - vasospasm - GDC coils - pregnancy - arteriovenous
malformation - seizure - hydrocephalus
