Quality of life after perimesencephalic haemorrhage. Issue 3 (1st September 1997)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brilstra, Eva H; Hop, Jeanette W; Rinkel, Gabriel J E
• Is Part Of: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry. Volume 63:Issue 3(1997)
• Page Start: 382
• Page End: 384
• Publication Date: 1997-09-01
• Subjects: subarachnoid haemorrhage -- perimesencephalic haemorrhage -- quality of life; Neurology -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.63.3.382
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3050

Abstract

Abstract : Quality of life was measured by means of the sickness impact profile (SIP) questionnaire in a prospectively collected, consecutive series of 25 patients with perimesencephalic haemorrhage. A mean of two years and four months (range six months to six years) after the perimesencephalic haemorrhage, quality of life scores of the (former) patients were comparable with those of a random sample from the Dutch population. For physical aspects the patients showed even less dysfunction than controls. It is concluded that a perimesencephalic haemorrhage does not reduce quality of life or capacity to work.