An Epidemiological Investigation on Patients with Non-traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage from 2010 to 2020

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is still considered a life-threatening medical condition witha high mortality rate, particularly in developing countries. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate theangiographic findings of non-traumatic or spontaneous SAH. This retrospective cohort study included 642 health records of patients with non-traumatic SAH overa 10-year period, from 2010 to 2020. The required data, including demographic information, aneurysm type,size, location, disease severity classification, and secondary complications, were extracted. The study included 642 patients, with 262 (40.8%) being male. The mean age of the participants was54.72±13.51 years. The most prevalent type of aneurysm was saccular (89.1%), while serpentine (0.2%) anddissecting saccular (0.2%) aneurysms had the least prevalence. The most frequently involved arteries were theanterior communicating artery (ACoA; 38%), internal carotid artery (ICA; 27.6%), and middle cerebral artery(MCA; 13.4%). There was a significant correlation between sex and aneurysms occurring at ACoA and ICA(p< 0.0001), and ACoA – A1 (p=0.02). Patient age and sex were also significantly correlated with one another(p<0.0001). There was no statistically significant correlation between sex, aneurysm size, Glasgow coma scale(GCS), and modified Rankin scale (MRS). Based on our findings, the presence of aneurysms at ACoA, ACoA – A1, and ICA should bethoroughly ruled out in patients with severe headaches of sudden onset, particularly male patients of youngerages.