[Rehabilitation of patients following subarachnoid haemorrhage as a result of ruptured intracranial aneurysms].

The aim of the present paper is to discuss how neuropsychological impairments affect the functioning of patients in the aftermath of aneurysmal SAH and to highlight the need for complex professional rehabilitation services for this group of patients. Following the acute stage of illness, when treatment efforts are focused on life-saving measures, a significant proportion of patients are left with long-term consequences of cerebral damage in the form of specific cognitive impairments or emotional changes. The resultant functional deficits require specialist treatment, but few patients have sufficient knowledge in this regard to allow them to seek help and the availability of specialist services is frequently restricted only to large centres of population.