Subarachnoid hemorrhage at an inner-city hospital.
We evaluated the clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcome of a group of inner-city patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Twenty-one patients had surgical therapy and sixteen patients were managed with supportive measures. Patients were graded according to their clinical condition on initial presentation. Those with a favorable outcome tended to be in better condition initially. The surgical mortality was 14% and decreased substantially for the group of patients in optimal clinical condition. Cerebral vasospasm was more frequent with a poor clinical state and was associated with an unfavorable outcome. Inner-city patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage seemed to fare no worse than the general population.
Schreiber
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Department of Neurology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
Stanco
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Fisher
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006761:Hospitals; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*