[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
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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
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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
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increasingly severe
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ipsilateral dilation
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bilateral limb weakness
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brainstem compression
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coma with respiratory depression
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CT
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lens
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the dural attachments to the skull keep it localised
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lumbar puncture
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surgery - ligation of artery
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arachnoid cyst
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extradural
