Cognitive Dysfunction After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cognitive Dysfunction

Treatments: Other: Cognitive assessment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01038193

GW004

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a longitudinal, multi-center, prospective study of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage patients in neurosurgical units in Hong Kong.

Full description

The investigators aim to recruit a total of 240 aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage patients. The schedule for neuropsychological and functional assessments will be phased in at the second to third week, the third month, and the twelve months after the initial haemorrhage.

Enrollment: 600 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

1. Spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage with intracranial aneurysms as aetiology
2. Admission within 96 hours of ictus
3. Aged between 21 and 75 years
4. A speaker of Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese)
5. Informed consent from patients or their legally acceptable representatives

Exclusion criteria

1. History of previous cerebrovascular disease or neurological disease other than intracranial aneurysm
2. History of neurosurgical operation prior to ictus

Trial design

600 participants in 1 patient group

aSAH patients

Description:

Cognitive assessment

Treatment:

Other: Cognitive assessment