Subarachnoid hemorrhage facts for kids

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is bleeding into the subarachnoid space—the area between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater which surrounds the brain.

Symptoms may include a severe headache, vomiting, loss of consciousness, fever, and sometimes seizures. Neck stiffness or neck pain are also common.

Images for kids

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  ECG changes resembling those of an STEMI in a woman who had an acute CNS injury from a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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  Arteriogram showing a partially coiled aneurysm (indicated by yellow arrows) of the posterior cerebral artery with a residual aneurysmal sac. The person was a 34-year-old woman initially treated for a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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In Spanish: Hemorragia subaracnoidea para niños