[sub/extradural haemorrhages] Flashcards
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bridging veins between cortex and venous sinuses
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deceleration
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fluctuating levels of conciousness
4
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dura mater
arachnoid
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trauma
(up to 9 months ago)
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Raised ICP
seizures
Late onset localising neurological deficits (e.g. hemiparesis)
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CT/MRI
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anticoagulants
9
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tentorium
falx cerebri
foramen magnum (cerebellum)
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crescent shaped
hyperdense
diffuse
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Burr hole/twist drill craniostomy
(evacuation/irrigation)
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middle meningeal
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fractured parietal/temporal bone
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bone
dura mater
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initial period of reduced concsiousness
apparently resolves