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1: J Neurosurg. 2003 Jan;98(1):180-2.Links

Barotrauma as a possible cause of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Case report.

Reichardt KA, Nabavi A, Barth H, Mehdorn HM, Blömer U.

Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Kiel, Germany.

The authors report the case of a 47-year-old man who suffered a diving accident. After regaining consciousness he experienced severe headache. He was initially treated for barotrauma, but the persistent headache led to diagnostic imaging that revealed an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a ruptured brain aneurysm associated with barotrauma.

PMID: 12546369 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]