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Table 5 Symptoms reported by 53 conscious patients with spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage but no headache

From: Symptoms presented during emergency telephone calls for patients with spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage

Symptoms

n

%

95% CI

Syncope

26

49.1

35.1–63.2

Nausea/vomiting

20

37.7

24.8–52.1

Speech difficulty

17

32.1

19.9–46.3

Unable to stand/walk

14

26.4

15.3–40.3

Dizziness

9

16.9

8.1–29.8

Fatigue/tired

7

13.2

5.5–25.3

Dyspnoea

7

13.2

5.5–25.3

Sweating

6

11.3

4.3–23.0

Neck pain

5

9.4

3.1–20.7

Facial paralysis

4

7.6

2.1–18.2

Fecal incontinence

3

5.7

1.2–15.7

Feverish

2

3.8

0.5–12.9

Back pain

2

3.8

0.5–12.9

Visual disturbances

2

3.8

0.5–12.9

Abdominal pain

1

1.9

0.1–10.1