Serious Symptoms Of A Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Decreased Consciousness

A subarachnoid hemorrhage will often present with decreased consciousness that might include a full loss of consciousness. The patient may become disoriented and confused about where they are, what's going on, or how to communicate. Their speech may be slurred, and fatigue and feelings of apathy or depression may come on suddenly. An individual's consciousness may be partially impaired in terms of their cognition, ability to interpret sensory data, or ability to reason. Total loss of consciousness is a serious symptom that requires immediate medical intervention. Time is of the essence in these cases. A loss of consciousness indicates the bleeding into the brain is causing severe enough functional impairment so the affected individual can no longer stay awake. The loss of consciousness is likely to lead to death if the patient doesn't receive medical intervention.