Showing posts with label Hunt and Hess scale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hunt and Hess scale. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Hunt and Hess scale for SAH

Hunt and Hess scale is used to classify the severity of non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.
1Asymptomatic, mild headache, slight nuchal rigidity.
2Moderate to severe headache, nuchal rigidity, no neurologic deficit other than cranial nerve palsy.
3Drowsiness / confusion, mild focal neurologic deficit.
4Stupor, moderate-severe hemiparesis.
5Coma, decerebrate posturing.