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Contents Overview Causes Diagnosis Treatment Complications Recovery The time it takes to recover from a subarachnoid haemorrhage depends on its severity. The location of the haemorrhage will also affect whether…

Contents Overview Causes Diagnosis Treatment Complications Recovery A subarachnoid haemorrhage can lead to further problems. Rebleeding A potentially serious early complication of a subarachnoid haemorrhage is the brain aneurysm bursting again after…

Contents Overview Causes Diagnosis Treatment Complications Recovery You'll usually be transferred to a specialist neurosciences unit if a subarachnoid haemorrhage is suspected. These units have a range of equipment and…

Contents Overview Causes Diagnosis Treatment Complications Recovery You'll need to have some tests done in a hospital to confirm if you have a subarachnoid haemorrhage. A CT scan is used to check…

Contents Overview Causes Diagnosis Treatment Complications Recovery A subarachnoid haemorrhage is most often caused by a burst blood vessel in the brain (a ruptured brain aneurysm). A brain aneurysm is a bulge…

Contents Overview Causes Diagnosis Treatment Complications Recovery A subarachnoid haemorrhage is an uncommon type of stroke caused by bleeding on the surface of the brain. It's a very serious condition…

Contents Overview Diagnosis There are a number of criteria for diagnosing brain death. For a diagnosis of brain death: a person must be unconscious and fail to respond to outside stimulation a person's…

Contents Overview Diagnosis Brain death (also known as brain stem death) is when a person on an artificial life support machine no longer has any brain functions. This means they…

Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Prevention You can't always prevent brain aneurysms, but you can lower your risk by not smoking and by reducing high blood pressure. Smoking If you smoke, stopping…

Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Brain aneurysms can be treated using surgery if they have burst (ruptured) or there's a risk that they will burst. Preventative surgery is…