Pseudosubarachnoid Hemorrhage: a Diagnostic Challenge in Some Patients who Underwent Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Abstract

Ahmad Alagha, Mohammadali Arami and Rezafarhad Manteghifasaei

Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a serious and life-threatening condition that requires immediate diagnosis and treatment. Brain CT scan is considered one of the important diagnostic tools for this condition and requires subsequent diagnostic and therapeutic measures. But CT scan findings are sometimes deceptive and may mimic subarachnoid hemorrhage rather than true hemorrhage. Here we introduce one such condition and explain how to differentiate it from true bleeding.

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