Criteria

Hunt and Hess grading scale for subarachnoid hemorrhage[33]

  • Grade 1: asymptomatic or minimal headache and slight nuchal rigidity

  • Grade 2: moderate to severe headache, nuchal rigidity, and no neurologic deficit other than cranial nerve palsy

  • Grade 3: drowsiness, confusion, or mild focal deficit

  • Grade 4: stupor, moderate to severe hemiparesis, and, possibly, early decerebrate rigidity and vegetative disturbance

  • Grade 5: deep coma, decerebrate rigidity, and moribund appearance.

World Federation of Neurological Surgeons scale for subarachnoid hemorrhage[34]

  • Grade 1: Glasgow coma score (GCS) of 15, motor deficit absent

  • Grade 2: GCS 13-14, motor deficit absent

  • Grade 3: GCS 13-14, motor deficit present

  • Grade 4: GCS 7-12, motor deficit absent or present

  • Grade 5: GCS 3-6, motor deficit absent or present.

Fisher scale[35]

Radiologic classification based on findings on CT of head:

  • Group 1: no blood detected

  • Group 2: diffuse deposition of subarachnoid blood, no clots, and no layers of blood >1 mm

  • Group 3: localized clots and/or vertical layers of blood ≥1 mm in thickness

  • Group 4: diffuse or no subarachnoid blood but intracerebral or intraventricular clots are present.

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