Subarachnoid hemorrhages in vasculitis.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is common in clinical practice. SAH associated with vasculitis is rare. We present an unusually interesting case of SAH from a vertebral artery aneurysm in a young woman found to have advanced renal impairment.
Thompson
Barbara
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Royal Free Hospital, London, UK. sbjbi@hotmail.com
Burns
Aine
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