title: [Usefulness of computerized tomography in the prognosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage].
abstract: The authors reviewed the computed tomographic (CT) scans of 129 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The close correlation is stressed between the severity of the symptoms onset and the amount of blood demonstrated on CT scans. The importance is confirmed of CT in the prognostic evaluation of SAH. As a matter of fact, CT findings define the location and the amount of blood: these factors are closely related to the occurrence of vasospasms -i.e., the primary cause of death and poor outcome. CT also shows the possible complications (hematoma, hydrocephalus, mass effect) that, when present, have a negative impact on prognosis, independent of the neurologic condition. Finally, the authors point out how a reliable prognosis of SAH is based upon combined clinical evaluation and CT study.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Radiologia, Ospedale Civile, Pordenone.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lisotto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Querin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morassut
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pomes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Utilità della tomografia computerizzata nella prognosi delle morragie subaracnoidee.