Sub-arachnoid hemorrhage following cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
We report the case of a 20-year-old male who developed unexplained sub-arachnoid haemorrhage following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Computed tomography and lumbar puncture performed within 24 h were normal. A CT performed on day 5 revealed massive sub-arachnoid hemorrhage. The patient expired due to brain herniation. We conclude that sub-arachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may be a late complication of aborted sudden death. We suggest ischaemia-reperfusion injury as a possible mechanism.
Lowenthal
Alexander
A
Medical Intensive Care Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva, P.O. Box 151, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel.
Maimon
Nimrod
N
Waldman
Svetlana
S
Almog
Yaniv
Y
D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*