Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Flashcards by Niecee Rivers | Brainscape

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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)

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A type of hemorrhagic stroke

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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Cause

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Bleeding into the subarachnoid space
> btwn the pia mater & arachnoid layers of meningies
A ruptured aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation (AVM)

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Arteriovenous Malformation

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A collection of thin walled blood vessels tht has no capillary bed
> rupture easily
> cause vasospasm
occurs during embryonic development

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