SAH-DEDUCING ANEURYSM LOCATION

SUMMARY

1. Blood predominantly in the 3rd or 4th ventricle indicates a lower posterior fossa source such as PICA or vertebral artery origin

2. Blood in the anterior interhemispheric fissure: ACOM aneurysm

3. Blood in the Sylvian fissure: PCOM or MCA aneurysm

Image: Vega C, Kwoon JV, Lavine SD. Intracranial aneurysms: current evidence and clinical practice. Am Fam Physician. 2002 Aug 15;66(4):601-8. PMID: 12201551.

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