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Intracranial Space Occupying Lesions and Head Trauma Flashcards

1
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What are space occupying lesions?

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Abnormal tissue taking up space.

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2
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Increased ICP may result in contents doing what?

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Herniating.

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What are the 5 layers of the scalp?

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S - skin.
C - connective tissue.
A - aponeurosis.
L - loose connective tissue.
P - pericranium.
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The scalp arteries form what?

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A rich anastomotic network just deep to the skin.

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As the scalp arteries form a rich anastomotic network, scalp lacerations and incisions are prone to what?

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Bleeding excessively.

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The right ophthalmic artery is a branch of what?

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Right internal carotid artery.

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What is the function of sutures (fibrous joints) of the skull?

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Help to prevent skull fractures from spreading and thus minimise propagation.

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Describe the pterion.

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  • H-shaped.
  • Made up of frontal, parietal, temporal and sphenoid bones.
  • Thinnest part of skull.
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Describe the relationship between the middle meningeal artery and the pterion.

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The middle meningeal artery courses over the deep aspect of the pterion.

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The groove across the deep surface of the pterion is made by what?

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The R/L middle meningeal artery.

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The groove between the deep surfaces of the temporal and occipital bones are made by what?

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The R/L sigmoid sinus.

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What is meningitis?

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Usually a bacterial or viral infection of the meninges.

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What are the meninges?

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Protective coverings for the brain and spinal cord.

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The brain and spinal cord are surrounded by how many layers of membrane?

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Three.

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Name the three layers of membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

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  • Dura mater.
  • Arachnoid mater.
  • Pia mater.
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Describe dura mater.

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“hard mother”.

  • Tough/fibrous layer receiving sensory supply from mainly CN V.
  • Encloses the dural venous sinuses.
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Where are the dural venous sinuses enclosed?

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Within the dura mater.

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What does the arachnoid mater contain and what are their functions?

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Arachnoid granulations that contain the circulating CSF.

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Describe pia mater.

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Adherent to the brain, the blood vessels and nerves entering/exiting the brain.

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20
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What is responsible for pain in meningitis?

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Stretching of dura mater.

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21
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Dura mater is adherent to what?

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Internal aspect of all bones of the skull.

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22
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What is diaphragm sellae?

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A tough sheet of dura mater forming a roof over the pituitary fossa.

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What is tentorium cerebelli?

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Tough sheet of dura mater “tenting” over the cerebellum, attaching to the ridge of the petrous temporal bones with a central gap to permit the brainstem to exit.

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What is falx cerebri?

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Midline structure made of dura mater attaching to the deep aspect of the skull and separating the right and left cerebral hemispheres.

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What does falx cerebri attach to anteriorly?

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Crista galli of the ethmoid bone.

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What does falx cerebri attach to posteriorly?

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Internal occipital protruberance of the occipital bone.

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Falx cerebri separates what?

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The right and left cerebral hemispheres.

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Cerebral veins drain venous blood from the brain into what?

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Dural venous sinuses.

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The left sigmoid sinus drains into what at the jugular foramen?

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The left internal jugular vein.

30
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Where is the confluence of the dural venous sinuses?

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In the midline at the internal occipital protuberance deep to the external occipital protruberance.

31
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What is the danger triangle?

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Area of potential for venous spread of infection from superficial to deep.

32
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Describe the path of the vertebral arteries to enter the cranial cavity.

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Pass through transverse foraminae of cervical vertebrae then through foramen magnum to enter the cranial cavity.

33
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The right internal carotid artery becomes internal to the cranial cavity via what?

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The carotid canal.

34
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The external carotid arteries remain external to the cranial cavity to supply what?

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The neck, face and scalp.

35
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In the Circle of Willis, the right anterior cerebral artery supplies what?

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The medial aspect of the right cerebral hemisphere.

36
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In the Circle of Willis, the right posterior cerebral artery supplies what?

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The posterior aspect of the right cerebral hemisphere including the visual cortex.

37
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In the Circle of Willis, the left middle cerebral artery supplies what?

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The lateral aspect of the left cerebral hemisphere.

38
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Describe the location of the Circle of Willis.

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Inferior to the midbrain, closely related to the pituitary stalk and the optic chiasm within the subarachnoid space.

39
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Where is the subarachnoid space located?

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Between arachnoid mater and pia mater.

40
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Describe the subarachnoid space.

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A continuous space between arachnoid and pia mater completely surrounding both the brain and spinal cord to cushion and protect them.

41
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What is contained within the subarachnoid space.

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CSF.

42
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Where is CSF produced?

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In the choroid plexus of the ventricles of the brain.

43
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Where is CSF reabsorbed?

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Into the dural venous sinuses via the arachnoid granulations.

44
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Where and how might the subarachnoid space be accessed?

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Lumbar puncture at L3/4/5.

45
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Where does the subarachnoid space end?

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Inferiorly at the level of the S2 part of the sacrum.

46
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What ventricle of the brain is found in the midline within the diencephalon?

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3rd ventricle.

47
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The cerebral aqueduct connects what?

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The third and fourth ventricles in the midline.

48
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What ventricle is found between the cerebellum and pons?

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The 4th ventricle.

49
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The central canal of the spinal cord is continuous with what ventricle?

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The 4th ventricle.

50
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CSF is secreted by what?

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The choroid plexus.

51
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CSF is circulated from the R&L lateral ventricles via what into the 3rd ventricle?

A

Right and left foraminae of monro.

52
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CSF exits the 3rd ventricle via what into what?

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Cerebral aqueduct into the 4th ventricle.

53
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After CSF circulates from the 4th ventricle into the subarachnoid space what happens?

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It is then reabsorbed from the subarachnoid space via the arachnoid granulations.

54
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What are arachnoid granulations?

A

Absorptive “herniations” of arachnoid mater protruding into the dural venous sinuses.

55
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CSF is reabsorbed by arachnoid granulations into what?

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Dural venous sinuses.

56
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What is hydrocephalus?

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Increased CSF volume due to:

  • Excessive CSF production.
  • Obstruction of flow.
  • Inadequate CSF reabsorption.
57
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How is hydrocephalus treated?

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Ventricular peritoneal shunt.

58
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How is a ventricular peritoneal shunt placed?

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“Tunnelled” beneath the skin of the neck and chest and then sited within the peritoneal cavity.

59
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Cerebral veins cross the subarachnoid space to drain into where?

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The superior sagittal sinus.

60
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Describe an extradural haemorrhage.

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Bleeding between the bone and dura due to ruptured middle meningeal artery often due to trauma to pterion.

61
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Describe a subdural haemorrhage.

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Bleeding between dura and arachnoid mater due to torn cerebral veins often due to falls (in elderly/those with drinking problems).

62
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Describe a subarachnoid haemorrhage.

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Bleeding into the CSF of subarachnoid space due to ruptured Circle of Willis - “Berry” aneurysm or congenital aneurysm.

63
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Damage to the extradural venous plexus can result in what?

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Epidural haematoma compressing the spinal cord or cauda equina.

64
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What is the final destination of the epidural catheter?

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Epidural space.

65
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What is the final destination of the lumbar puncture?

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Subarachnoid space.

66
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Where does the spinal cord end?

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L2

67
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What does the cauda equina consist of?

A

L2-Co spinal nerve roots descending towards their intervertebral foramina.

  • Motor roots anteriorly.
  • Sensory roots posteriorly.
68
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What types of supratentorial herniation are there?

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  • Cingulate (subfalcine).
  • Central.
  • Uncal (uncus -medial part of temporal lobe that herniates inferior to tentorium cerebelli).
  • Transcalvarial.
69
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What types of infratentorial herniation are there?

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  • Upward.

- Downward or tonsillar herniation (herniation of cerebellar tonsils - herniated into foramen magnum).

70
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Compression of the oculomotor nerve by uncal herniation leads to what?

A

Ipsilateral fixed dilated pupil.

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