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Which assessment finding should the nurse expect in a client with a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) complicated by acute hydrocephalus? Incontinence at 10 days after initial hemorrhage. Gradual onset of confusion within 1-7 days of initial hemorrhage. Presence of sucking frontal lobe reflexes 5 days after initial hemorrhage. Sudden onset of coma within 24 hours of initial hemorrhage.
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