title: Outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients 66 years of age and older.
abstract: The outcome at three months after aneurysmal SAH in a group of older patients and a group of younger patients is compared. The patients were admitted within 72 hours of their SAH. Of 61 patients 66 years of age and older, comprising 13% of the whole patient group, 52% died, 12% remained dependent and 36% became independent. In the younger group, 55% had an independent outcome (p less than 0.01). In contrast to what we expected in the older patient group, not extracranial, but intracranial events (re-bleeds, infarcts, hydrocephalus) were by far the most frequent cause of deterioration.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0001.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Muizelaar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vermeulen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Crevel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hijdra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Gijn
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Teasdale
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lindsay
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D014148:Tranexamic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D014148:Tranexamic Acid