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. 2021 Jan;11(1):93-94.
doi: 10.1177/1941874420954740. Epub 2020 Sep 11.

Pseudo-Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Meabh O'Hare  1 , Aaron L Berkowitz  1
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Pseudo-Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Meabh O'Hare et al. Neurohospitalist. 2021 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: brain; hypoxia-ischemia; imaging; neurocritical care; neurohospitalist; pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Non-contrast CT head demonstrating increased attenuation in cortical sulci and within the major cisterns mimicking the appearance of diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage. The underlying parenchyma is seen to be diffusely edematous and hypoattenuated due to global hypoxic-ischemic injury.
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