Applied anatomy

Question 1

what artery is the middle meningeal artery a branch of?

Answer 1

maxillary - ECA

Question 2

what is the most common cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage ?

Answer 2

berry aneurysms

natural disease

Question 3

between what layers / within what layer of meninges are there blood vessels found?

Answer 3

within the arachnoid matter

Question 4

what is the presentation of a subarachnoid haeorrhage?

Answer 4

sudden thunderclap headache
nausea
photophobia
phonophobia 
neck stiffness

Question 5

following what type of haemorrhage can patients develop vasopasm and what is it?

Answer 5

vasopasm can develop in patient after a subarachnoid haemorrhage
it is a delayed reaction of the blood vessels vasoconstricting which produce symptoms mimicking a TIA

Question 6

in a patient who develops vasospm, if they develop right sided leg weakness what artery is responsible?

Answer 6

vasoconstriction of the left anterior cerebral artery

Question 7

in a patient who develops vasospasm, if they develop left sided arm weakness what artery is responsible?

Answer 7

vasoconstriction of the right middle cerebral artery