Impact of the lunar cycle on the incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: Myth or reality?

被引：21

作者：

Lahner, Daniel ^{[1
]}

Marhold, Franz ^{[2
]}

Gruber, Andreas ^{[2
]}

Schramm, Wolfgang ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Med Univ Vienna, Dept Anaesthesia Gen Intens Care Med & Pain Manag, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

[2] Med Univ Vienna, Dept Neurosurg, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

来源：

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY | 2009年 / 111卷 / 04期

关键词：

Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage; Lunar cycle; Moon phases; MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL-FACTORS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; MOON; PHASES; WEATHER;

D O I：

10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.11.009

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Objective: To investigate the impact of the lunar cycle on the incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhages. Methods: We 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. Results: We did not observe any significant impact of the lunar cycle on the incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in 717 consecutive patients (p = 0.84). Conclusion: The impact of the lunar cycle on aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage is a myth rather than reality. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V.

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页码：352 / 353

页数：2

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