A 48 year old woman has developed chronic renal failure, and a renal scan showed bilaterally enlarged kidneys with multiple cysts. She had a sudden onset severe headache. A cerebral angiogram demonstrated marked narrowing of cerebral aery branches near the base of the brain, consistent with vasospasm, but no intraparenchymal hemorrhage were present. Which of the following condition MOST likely produced these findings?
A 48 year old woman has developed chronic renal failure, and a renal scan showed bilaterally enlarged kidneys with multiple cysts. She had a sudden onset severe headache. A cerebral angiogram demonstrated marked narrowing of cerebral aery branches near the base of the brain, consistent with vasospasm, but no intraparenchymal hemorrhage were present. Which of the following condition MOST likely produced these findings?
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A 48 year old woman has developed chronic renal failure, and a renal scan showed bilaterally enlarged kidneys with multiple cysts. She had a sudden onset severe headache. A cerebral angiogram demonstrated marked narrowing of cerebral aery branches near the base of the brain, consistent with vasospasm, but no intraparenchymal hemorrhage were present. Which of the following condition MOST likely produced these findings?
✓ Correct Answer: D. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
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