[The influence of climate on the onset of intracranial hemorrhages].

Background: there are not studies exploring the potential role of weather conditions in the incidence of intracranial hemorrhages in Latin America.

Methods: a descriptive study was carried out in an emergency room from Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). Data for all adult patients with intracranial hemorrhage and meteorological variables of the days when intracranial hemorrhages occurred were recorded and compared to with those where not a single case.

Treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and unruptured intracranial aneurysms by neurosurgeons in Colombia: A survey.

Background: Trends in management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and unruptured intracranial aneurysms among neurosurgeons is very variable and had not been previously described in any Latin American country. This study was conducted to determine the preferences of Colombian neurosurgeons in pharmacologic, surgical, and endovascular management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and unruptured intracranial aneurysms.

Methods: A survey-based descriptive study was performed in a sample of members from the Colombian Association of Neurosurgery.