A 49-Year-Old Woman Is Brought to the Emergency Department for a Severe

A 49-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department for a severe, sudden-onset generalized headache while she was preparing her meal, she lost consciousness. She was unconscious for a period of one minute. When she regained consciousness, she had neck stiffness, nausea, and two episodes of vomiting. She has hypertension. Her current medications include chlorthalidone and a multivitamin. She is in severe distress. Her temperature is 37.3°C (99.1F°) , pulse is 88/min, respirations are 18/min, and blood pressure is 169/102 mm Hg. Brain imaging would most likely reveal which of the following?

A) Blood layering the cerebral sulci
B) Diffuse cerebral edema
C) Intracerebral hemorrhage
D) Large vessel thrombosis
E) Scattered cerebral emboli