Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery

Background Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages (aSAHs) account for 5% of all strokes, an appalling number when it comes to the second most common cause of death worldwide.The basis of the treatment is clinical support and either endovascular or surgical intervention.The purpose of the present study is to analyze if the time from the onset of the thunderclap headache until treatment intervention is related to the degree of disability after 6 months.Methods In the present prospective observational study, data were collected from all patients (n ¼ 223) admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of aSAH.Patients whose data were missing or who missed the follow-up after 6 months were excluded.Then, the number of…