Brain Damage

Question 1

Possible causes of brain damage?

Answer 1

Tumors 
Strokes 
Infections 
Exposure to toxic substances 
Degenerative diseases 
Closed head injuries

Question 2

Closed head injury

Answer 2

Refers to trauma that occurs when a sharp blow to the head drives the brain tissue against the inside wall of the skull

Main cause of brain damage in young adults

Question 3

Stroke

Cerebrovascular accident

Answer 3

Temporary loss of blood flow to the brain

Common cause of brain damage in elderly

Question 4

Types of strokes? 2?

Answer 4

Ischemia

Hemorrhage

Question 5

Ischemia strokes

Answer 5

Resulting from a blood cloth or obstruction of an artery

Neurons are starved of oxygen and glucose supply, which leads them to speech up and die due to blockage

Most common type of stroke

Question 6

Hemorrhage stroke

Answer 6

Returning from a ruptured artery

Walls of the blood vessel break and neurons are flooded with excess blood, calcium, oxygen, and other chemicals

In order to stop a cut needs to be made in the skull to relieve the pressure

Rare but deathly

CT scan

Question 7

Brain tumor (seizure)

Answer 7

Brain fires all neurons together at the same time

Question 8

Brain tumor symptoms?

Answer 8

Seizure
Vomit
Unconsciousness
Worst headache

Question 9

Circumscribed vs infiltrating rumors?

Answer 9

Circumscribed is a circle

Infiltrating is all over the place