The significance of intraocular hemorrhages due to subarachnoid hemorrhage.
A retrospective study of 320 patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage revealed a 20.8% incidence of intraocular hemorrhages. While diagnostically helpful, intraocular hemorrhages also were prognostically significant. The overall patient mortality was 31.6%. In those with intraocular hemorrhages the mortality was 53.6% compared to 19.7% in those without intraocular hemorrhages. Fifty-eight percent with bilateral intraocular hemorrhages died versus 48% with unilateral hemorrhages. Vitreous hemorrhage, though infrequent, may be a major complication in survivors of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D014822:Vitreous Body