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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · May 2009
Comparative StudyImpact of the lunar cycle on the incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: myth or reality?
- Daniel Lahner, Franz Marhold, Andreas Gruber, and Wolfgang Schramm.
- Department of Anaesthesia, General Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. daniel.lahner@meduniwien.ac.at
- Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2009 May 1; 111 (4): 352-3.
ObjectiveTo investigate the impact of the lunar cycle on the incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhages.MethodsWe retrospectively identified all patients admitted to the department of neurosurgery during 1992 and 2004 suffering from aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. The onset of bleeding was compared with the lunar phase.ResultsWe did not observe any significant impact of the lunar cycle on the incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in 717 consecutive patients (p=0.84).ConclusionThe impact of the lunar cycle on aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage is a myth rather than reality.
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