A subarachnoid hemorrhage is an intracranial hemorrhage into the
cerebrospinal fluid-filled space between the arachnoid and pial
membranes on the surface of the brain. The cause may be trauma,
rupture of an aneurysm, or an arteriovenous anomaly. The hemorrhage
may extend into the brain if the force of the bleeding from the
broken vessel is severe or sudden. Localized pain usually results
from vascular injury and/or distortion.