Sunday, July 26, 2009

Sunday July 26, 2009

Case: 42 year old female presented with worst headache of her life. Following CT scan obtained. Your diagnosis (Hint: Watch Red marked area) ?




Answer: Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is the presence of blood within the subarachnoid space from some pathologic process, usually from rupture of a berry aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation (AVM).