Aims As part of a larger study to estimate the global burden of disease and injury attributable
to alcohol: to evaluate the evidence for a causal impact of average volume of alcohol …

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a common and fre-quently devastating condition,
accounting for 5% of all strokes and affecting as many as 30 000 Americans each year. 1, 2 …

Background and Purpose—The estimates on the prevalence and the risk of rupture of
intracranial saccular aneurysms vary widely between studies. We conducted a systematic …

The incidence of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is stable, at around six cases per 100
000 patient years. Any apparent decrease is attributable to a higher rate of CT scanning, by …

Rupture of an intracranial aneurysm is the leading cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage not
due to trauma. This review summarizes both the approach to establishing the diagnosis and …

Background and Purpose—After a 1996 review from our group on risk factors for
subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), much new information has become available. This article …

Background and Purpose The incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has been
estimated for many years at 10 to 15 per 100 000 person-years, but the most recent studies …

Background Observational studies have suggested a complex relationship between alcohol
consumption and stroke, dependent on sex, type of stroke and outcome (morbidity vs …

The incidence of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is 6–8 per 100 000 person years,
peaking in the sixth decade. SAH, mostly due to rupture of an intracranial aneurysm …

Aims There have been substantial declines in cerebrovascular disease mortality across
much of Europe, mirroring trends in deaths from cardiovascular disease as a whole. No …