Amrendra S Miranpuri, Erinç Aktüre, Christopher D Baggott, Aastha Miranpuri, Kutluay Uluç, V Ecem Güneş, Yunzhi Lin, David B Niemann, Mustafa K Başkaya
BACKGROUND: Although, the relationship of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) to climatic or circadian factors has been widely studied, epidemiologic, circardian and climatic factors in non-aneurysmal SAH (naSAH), particularly perimesencephalic SAH (PMH), has not been reported before. OBJECTIVE: For the first time, demographic, climatic, and circadian variables are examined together as possible contributing factors comparing aSAH and naSAH. METHODS: We reviewed records for 384 patients admitted to University of Wisconsin Neurosurgery Service from January 2005 to December 2010 with spontaneous non-traumatic SAH...
March 2013: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery