Hypocortisolism in Noncomatose Patients during the Acute Phase of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Patients with SAH are at high risk of secondary hypocortisolism during the first 15 days after bleeding. Hypocortisolism independently increases the risk of poor outcome. The acute phase of hypothalamo-pituitary dysfunction, as reflected by an abnormal day-by-day cortisol secretion pattern, may affect the risk of delayed cerebral ischemia.