title: Subarachnoid haemorrhage associated with an intrathecal catheter.
abstract: Although 15 to 20 percent of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) do not have a vascular lesion on four-vessel cerebral angiography, venous injury is a potential cause. This case describes an intracranial catheter associated with nonaneurysmal SAH. It suggests that intrathecal catheters can cause vascular injury, and that nonaneurysmal perimesencephalic SAH may be due to injury of small blood vessels.
authors: Department of Neurological Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors: W Caleb
authors: WC
authors: Rutledge
authors: Brandon A
authors: BA
authors: Miller
authors: Mark J
authors: MJ
authors: Dannenbaum
authors: Robert E
authors: RE
authors: Gross
authors: Daniel L
authors: DL
authors: Barrow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D057785:Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055111:Failed Back Surgery Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps / Q000009:adverse effects; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D009020:Morphine