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Each subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) regardless of its etiology causes a circulus vitiosus of a different degree with releasing of serotonin, catecholamines and other spasmogenic substances on the one hand and an acute form of communicating hydrocephalus on the other (1–8).
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Menzel, J. (1977). Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Hydrocephalus. In: Wüllenweber, R., Brock, M., Hamer, J., Klinger, M., Spoerri, O. (eds) Lumbar Disc Adult Hydrocephalus. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66578-3_20
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