Korean Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease  2002;4(1):31-34

Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Geriatric Patients.

Dal Soo KIM 1 ; Do Sung YOO ; Pil Woo HUH ; Jae Keun KIM ; Kyoung Suok CHO ; Joon Ki KANG

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Keywords

Aneurysm; SAH; Elderly patients; Outcome; Management

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Intracranial aneurysms are the most common source of nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in elderly patients. Despite the fact that more patients who present with SAH are middle-aged, the age-specific incidence for SAH increases with increasing age. The elderly patients with aneurysmal SAH have a trend toward poor outcome. Furthermore there are age-associated factors that increase perioperative and postoperative risks. In this paper, authors will review and discuss the reason why older patients have a poorer outcome and management for aneurysmal SAH in geriatric patients.