title: Fatal traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage due to rupture of the vertebral artery.
abstract: An unusual case of traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to rupture of the intracranial vertebral artery is reported. A drunk 51-year-old man received blows with a fist to the face and lost consciousness. A massive basal SAH was identified by CT-scan. Autopsy revealed a rupture of the vertebral artery but no skull fracture or cerebral contusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology and Emergency Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukaida
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000293:injuries*