Educational objective: Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage is | Surgery collections Videos and quizez 2021

Educational objective: Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage is most commonly due to ruptured saccular (berry) aneurysm and typically presents with thunderclap headache and symptoms of meningeal irritation (eg, nuchal rigidity, photophobia, nausea). Noncontrast CT scan usually reveals acute bleeding around the brainstem and basal cisterns.