Craniectomy/Craniotomy

Question 1

Frontal Lobe

Answer 1

Front part of brain; planning, organizing, problem solving, personality and higher cognitive functions

Question 2

Temporal Lobe

Answer 2

Memory and sorting new info; evaluating hearing input and sense of smell

Question 3

Parietal Lobe

Answer 3

Control sensation and relate to the visual perception of the spatial relationships of objects; left lobe processes spoken and written info

Question 4

Occipital Lobe

Answer 4

Back of brain and responsible for processing visual info

Question 5

Cerebellum

Answer 5

Helps coordinate movement

Question 6

Brainstem

Answer 6

Responsible for breathing, digestion, heart rate and blood pressure; connects brain to spinal cord

Question 7

Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)

Answer 7

Blood suddenly bursts into brain tissue, causing damage to the brain

Question 8

Brain/Cerebral Aneurysm

Answer 8

Bulging, weak area in the wall of an artery that supplies blood to the brain

Question 9

Chiari Malformation

Answer 9

Brain tissue extends into the spinal canal

Question 10

Skull Fracture

Answer 10

Break in one or more of the eight bones that form the cranial portion of the skull; result of blunt force trauma

Question 11

Brain Tumor

Answer 11

Primary brain tumors: astrocytoma, meningioma and oligodendroglioma

Question 12

Ventricular Approach

Answer 12

Puncture made through the top portion of the skull

Question 13

Cisternal Approach

Answer 13

Puncture made at the base of the skull

Question 14

Craniotomy

Answer 14

Any bony opening cut into the skull or when a section of the skull is removed to access the brain

Question 15

Supratentorial Region

Answer 15

Upper part of brain; contains cerebrum

Question 16

Infratentorial Region

Answer 16

Lower back part of brain; contains cerebellum

Question 17

Craniectomy

Answer 17

Portion of the skull that was opened is not replaced