A meta-analysis of results from the Oxford Vascular Study indicates that rates of mortality associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage have decreased over the past 30 years. The study does not, however, address whether day-to-day functioning and quality of life in subarachnoid hemorrhage survivors have improved over the same time period.
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Schweizer, T., Macdonald, R. Assessing outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Nat Rev Neurol 6, 427–428 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2010.94
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