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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Definition
Common names:
  • Brain Aneurysm Rupture
  • Burst Brain Aneurysm
  • Cerebral Aneurysm Rupture
  • Leaking Brain Aneurysm
  • Ruptured Brain Aneurysm
  • Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
  • SAH
  • Subarachnoid Bleed
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
A person with subarachnoid hemorrhage has bleeding in the space between the brain and the lining that covers the brain, called the arachnoid. If a cerebral aneurysm leaks or ruptures it can cause a subarachnoid hemorrhage. VideosImages

About 1 out of 10,000 people develop a subarachnoid hemorrhage in the US each year.

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Last Updated: Oct 21, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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