warning leak

warning leak

Neurosurgery A minor early hemorrhage in an evolving subarachnoid hematoma or hemorrhage, followed by an abrupt, often severe headache, variably accompanied by nuchal stiffness; significant subarachnoid hemorrhage is fatal if untreated; WLs must be recognized early, treated aggressively, and underlying pathologies–angiomatous malformations, neoplasia, trauma–addressed