Cerebral hematomas Flashcards

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What are dif shapes of the 4 types of cerebral Hematomas? What vessel ruptured?

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Lens/biconvex-shape🡪Epidural hematoma🡪MMA rupture (trauma)

Crescent shape🡪Subdural hematoma🡪bridging veins rupture (shaken baby)

Blood in cerebral sulci🡪Subarachnoid (between arachnoid mater and pia mater) hematoma🡪saccular aneurysm rupture of AV malformation

Bleed in basal ganglia in deep brain🡪Intraparenchymal hemmorhage🡪lenticulostriate arteries (HTN)

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