Subarachnoid hemorrhage grading systems

Last revised by Frank Gaillard on 9 Dec 2022

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Gaillard F, Subarachnoid hemorrhage grading systems. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 02 Dec 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-158031

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-158031

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9 Dec 2022, Frank Gaillard ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had the following disclosures:

Biogen Australia Pty Ltd, Investigator-Initiated Research Grant for CAD software in multiple sclerosis: finished Oct 2021 (past)

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

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Last revised:

9 Dec 2022, Frank Gaillard ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Frank Gaillard had the following disclosures:

Biogen Australia Pty Ltd, Investigator-Initiated Research Grant for CAD software in multiple sclerosis: finished Oct 2021 (past)

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

View Frank Gaillard's current disclosures

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage grading systems are numerous, seeking to variably group patients presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage in an attempt to categorize, quantify or prognosticate. Some are dedicated to subarachnoid hemorrhage (e.g. Hunt and Hess Scale), others are used in a broader clinical context (e.g. Glasgow Coma Score) and still others are derived from other scoring systems (e.g. WFNS grade).

Some of the better-known systems include ¹: