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Case of the Week 266 
What's the most likely diagnosis?
- 36 year-old with severe headache
- Epidural hematoma
- Subdural hematoma
- Glioblastoma multiforme
- Diffuse axonal injury
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Answer:
5. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
General considerations
- Bleeding into the subarachnoid space, between the pia mater and the arachnoid
- Most commonly occurs between ages of 25 to 65, increasing in frequency with age
- Most common causes are rupture of an intracranial aneurysm or head trauma
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