SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE, AND INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS

Authors:
  • ADAnatole Dekaban
    Anatole Dekaban
  • DMDONALD McEACHERN
    DONALD McEACHERN

Abstract
WE HAVE selected 143 cases from the records of the Montreal Neurological Institute for analysis of the relation of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage,1 intracerebral hemorrhage, and intracranial aneurysm. These cases cover a period of 10 years, from 1938 to 1948. The criteria for selection were as follows: The material is classified as follows: The data are discussed under three headings: (1) general systemic and local meningeal reactions to blood in the subarachnoid space; (2) statistical considerations and points of interest in the three conditions (subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, and intracranial aneurysms); (3) treatment. GENERAL SYSTEMIC AND LOCAL MENINGEAL REACTIONS General Systemic Reactions. —The presence of fever and polymorphonuclear leucocytosis of the blood is almost the rule. Patients have sometimes been admitted