Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Louis R. Caplan; Aishwarya Aggarwal

doi:10.1017/9781009030854.023

Chapter Eighteen - Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

from Types of Stroke

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 December 2022

Louis R. Caplan and

Aishwarya Aggarwal

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Louis R. Caplan: Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre
Aishwarya Aggarwal: Affiliation:
John F. Kennedy Medical Center

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This chapter reviews the history of the diagnosis and evolution of knowledge about subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and brain aneurysms. Chapter 57 discusses management.

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Information: Stories of Stroke
Key Individuals and the Evolution of Ideas
, pp. 138 - 156

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