Management of Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients with Negative Initial Digital Subtraction Angiogram Findings: Conservative or Aggressive?
Table 3
Clinical characteristics of hydrocephalus patients in NASAH group.
No hydrocephalus ()
Hydrocephalus ()
Demography
Age
56.4 ± 10.0
52.9 ± 13.3
0.147
Gender (female)
57 (46.3%)
4 (28.6)
0.205
Smoker
16 (13.0%)
2 (14.3%)
0.893
Alcohol abuse
18 (14.6%)
3 (21.4%)
0.504
Hypertension
26 (21.1%)
4 (28.6%)
0.524
Diabetes
5 (4.1%)
2 (14.3%)
0.100
Clinical grade
GCS < 13
0 (0%)
4 (28.6%)
<0.001
Modified Fisher Scale > 1
56 (45.5%)
11 (78.6%)
<0.001
Bleed Pattern
PMN-SAH
79 (63.4%)
3 (21.4%)
0.002
nPMN-SAH
44 (35.8%)
11 (78.6%)
Anterior circulation
96 (78.0%)
12 (85.7%)
0.506
Posterior circulation
27 (21.9%)
2 (14.3%)
Intraventricular hemorrhage
8 (6.5%)
10 (71.4%)
<0.001
Cortical hemorrhage
22 (17.9%)
3 (21.4%)
0.745
EVD: external ventricular drain, GCS: Glasgow coma scale. Anterior circulation was characterized by blood mainly locating at anterior of the brain. Posterior circulation was characterized by blood mainly locating at posterior of the brain.
