Significance of fundal hemorrhage in predicting the state of the patient with ruptured intracranial aneurysm.
The authors have elaborated the data of 201 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms. In 49 cases (24.6%) they found fundal hemorrhages (FH) uni- or bilaterally. They have classified FH according to their sites and shapes of appearance. They emphasize that the presence of FH indicates a bad prognosis in patients with SAH. This is why FH should always be regarded as an additional risk factor. They discuss the possible ways of the development of FH which acoompanies SAH.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D012306:Risk; D012421:Rupture; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality