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Subarachnoid hemorrhage in an isolated population. Incidence on the Faroes during the period 1962-1975. 1984

P Joensen

In a retrospective study of a 14-year period (1962-1975) the annual incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was found to be 7.4 per 100,000 in an isolated population of about 40,000. The age-specific incidences in the age groups from 15-25 to 60 years are on the same level as found in Sweden, Rochester USA, England, and Iceland, but lower than the findings in Finland. The age-specific incidence among persons over 60 years of age was far lower than in Sweden, Rochester USA, and Finland. The possible causes of the lower incidence in all age groups than reported in the above-mentioned studies are discussed. Forty patients had a history of SAH. Two months after the episode 38% had died and at the end of 5 years 53%. The recurrence rate at 5 years was 24%.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D012008	Recurrence	The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.	Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003718	Denmark	A country in northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The capital is Copenhagen.	Faeroe Islands,Faroe Islands
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000367	Age Factors	Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.	Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age