Outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients 66 years of age and older |
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| Authors: | J P Muizelaar M Vermeulen H van Crevel A Hijdra J van Gijn G M Teasdale K W Lindsay G D Murray |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0001. |
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| Abstract: | The outcome at three months after aneurysmal SAH in a group of older patients and a group of younger patients is compared. The patients were admitted within 72 hours of their SAH. Of 61 patients 66 years of age and older, comprising 13% of the whole patient group, 52% died, 12% remained dependent and 36% became independent. In the younger group, 55% had an independent outcome (p less than 0.01). In contrast to what we expected in the older patient group, not extracranial, but intracranial events (re-bleeds, infarcts, hydrocephalus) were by far the most frequent cause of deterioration. |
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