herniation Flashcards
1
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is brain herniation a medical emergency
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YESSS
2
Q
so there is almost always some degree of______ shift and____ herniation along with transtentorial herniation
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- lateral - uncal
3
Q
Patients are never awake and alert while herniating - ALWAYS altered- ________ at first, but progressing to full ________
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somnolent unconsciousness/coma
4
Q
name the type of injury
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5
Q
cause of uncal lobe herniation
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massion lesion in temporal lobe or middle fossa
6
Q
cause of transtentorial/central brain herniation
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- mass lesion in frontal, parietal, or occipital lobe.
- progression of uncal herniation
7
Q
_____ herniation is under the falx cerebri. This causes compression of the _______
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- cingulate
- anterior cerebral artery ACA
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