Epidural hematoma

Question 1

caused by rupture of middle cerebral artery

Answer 1

epidural hematoma

Question 2

blood compresses the brain via increased pressure between the meninges and the skull. This prevents normal venous flow and impairs nerve function

Answer 2

epidural hematoma

Question 3

epidural hematoma can cause patient to have loss of ______, and ____ deficits

Answer 3

consciousness, neural

Question 4

epidural hematoma can develop ______ due to increased pressure

Answer 4

non-communicating hydrocephalus

Question 5

herniations due to epidural hematoma

Answer 5

subfalcine (least dangerous)

transtentorial (uncal/uncinate)

Question 6

compression of the free margin of the temporal lobe of the brain against the tentorium cerebelli

Answer 6

uncal/transtentorial

Question 7

uncal herniation causes compression of ______ cerebral artery

Answer 7

posterior

Question 8

cingulate gyrus becomes compress and loses function

Answer 8

subfalcine herniation

Question 9

can cause permanent dilation of pupil on side of damage (compresses parasympathetics)

Answer 9

uncal/transtentorial herniation

Question 10

amosis fugax is temporary thrombosis of ______

Answer 10

ophthalmic artery

Question 11

arteriosclerosis is causes _____ infarction

Answer 11

lacunar

Question 12

MC involved in ischemic stroke

Answer 12

middle cerebral artery

Question 13

most dangerous herniation

Answer 13

cerebellar herniation

Question 14

due to kink is basilar artery and secondary to brainstem hemorrhage

Answer 14

Duret hemorrhage