Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subarachnoid hemorrhage care at Mayo Clinic

Your Mayo Clinic care team

Mayo Clinic's subarachnoid hemorrhage team includes doctors who specialize in the brain and nervous system (neurologists), brain and nervous system surgery (neurosurgeons), brain imaging (neuroradiologists), neurological critical care (neurointensivists), and physical medicine and rehabilitation. Specialists in Cerebrovascular Diseases and Critical Care also are often involved in care. These experts all work together to diagnose and treat subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Having this subspecialized expertise in a single place, focused on you, means that you're not just getting one opinion. Care is discussed among the team, appointments are scheduled in coordination, and highly specialized subarachnoid hemorrhage experts all work together to determine what's best for you.

Advanced diagnosis and treatment

Research has shown that people with subarachnoid hemorrhage benefit from treatment at a high-volume center with experienced staff. As a fully integrated practice, Mayo Clinic has the range of expertise to offer the best possible neurological care to critically ill people. A Mayo Clinic study found that 63.3% of people treated for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, between 2001 to 2013 had few or no lasting symptoms.

Mayo Clinic neurosurgeons have experience in both endovascular and surgical treatments of aneurysms. Mayo Clinic neuroradiologists provide endovascular expertise and state-of-the-art imaging to diagnose your condition and to monitor your safety during surgery.

Mayo Clinic staff members trained in neurological critical care provide your treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU). They work to detect and manage complications, including rebleeding and the narrowing of brain blood vessels limiting blood flow, known as cerebral vasospasm. They also work to detect and manage the buildup of fluid in the brain, known as hydrocephalus.

Advanced research

Mayo Clinic researchers are working to learn more about the risks, causes and prevention of subarachnoid hemorrhage, as well as new treatment options.

Expertise and rankings

Mayo Clinic experts typically see more than 450 people with subarachnoid hemorrhage a year. Mayo Clinic has neurologists, neurosurgeons and neuroradiologists with subspecialty expertise in cerebrovascular conditions, including subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings.

Learn more about Mayo Clinic's neurology and neurosurgery departments' expertise and rankings.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

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In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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