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Open Access 01-01-2021 | Subarachnoid Hemorrhage | Short Report

Non-aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in COVID-19

Authors: Suzanne Harrogate, Alex Mortimer, Lorna Burrows, Barnaby Fiddes, Ian Thomas, Claire M Rice

Published in: Neuroradiology | Issue 1/2021

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Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with hypercoagulopathy, but haemorrhage, including spontaneous intracerebral parenchymal haemorrhage and diffuse petechial cerebral haemorrhage, has also been reported. We present two cases of nonaneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in patients with severe COVID-19. Careful review of neuroimaging for haemorrhagic complications of COVID-19 should be undertaken, particularly for those patients receiving enhanced prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism. Although likely to be a marker of severe disease, non-aneurysmal SAH can be associated with favourable outcome.

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Title: Non-aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in COVID-19
Authors: Suzanne Harrogate
Alex Mortimer
Lorna Burrows
Barnaby Fiddes
Ian Thomas
Claire M Rice
Publication date: 01-01-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
COVID-19
Published in: Neuroradiology / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0028-3940
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-020-02535-4

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