Brain Injury

Question 1

What is a TBI?

Answer 1

A TBI is an injury that occurs when there’s a dict high energy blow to the head or when the brain comes into contact with the inside of the skull as a result of a sudden acceleration or deceleration of the body

Question 2

Brain and spinal cord anatomy

Answer 2

Brain and spinal cord are suspended within 3 layers of membranes known as the meninges and are further protected by a cerebral spinal fluid between the inner 2 layers, the arachnoid and the pia mater. The outer layer = dura mater is the most substantial layer and provides most of the mechanical strength of the meninges. The primary function of the meninges is to protect the CNS.

Question 3

What is an aneurysm?

Answer 3

It is an abnormal ballooning of a cerebral artery usually due to a congenital or acquired weakness in the wall of the vessel

Question 4

What a cerebral tumour?

Answer 4

It is an inter cranial solid neoplasm, a tumour within the brain or central spinal canal. Created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division. A tumour can benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Usually detection occurs in advanced stages when the presence of the tumour has caused unexplained symptoms.

Question 5

What are the signs of a brain tumour?

Answer 5

Depends on the size and location of the tumour.
Headaches
Migraines
Focal neurological dysfunction

Question 6

What is primary and metastatic tumour?

Diagnosis?

Answer 6

Primary tumour starts off in the brain

A metastatic tumour spreads to the brain from another part of the body.

Diagnosis by CT or MRI