Trauma And Hydrocephalus Flashcards
Describe the gross neuroanatomy of the brain
Describe the histological neuroanatomy of the brain
What are the meninges surrounding the brain?
Why does the CNS operate as a closed box?
Why does the CNS have autoregulation of blood flow?
Why does does the blood brain barrier impact pharmacology?
Why is the CNS limited to no lymphatics?
Describe the CNS as a closed box. What are the many implications of this?
What is cerebral edema?
Describe the pathology of vasogenic cereal edema
Describe the pathology of cytotoxic edema
What is hydrocephalus?
What are the clinical features of hydrocephalus?
What’s the etiopathogenesis of ex vacuo hydrocephalus?
What’s the etiopathogenesis of communicating hydrocephalus?
What is the etiopathogenesis of non-communicating hydrocephalus?
What’s the result of non-communicating hydrocephalus?
What’s the result of communicating hydrocephalus?
What’s the result of Ex vacuo hydrocephalus?
What does hydrocephalus look like?
What is normal pressure hydrocephalus?
What are the clinical features of normal pressure hydrocephalus?
What is the treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus?
What is a pseudotumor cerebri?
Describe the epidemiology of pseudotumor cerebri
What’s the etiology of pseudotumor cerebri?
What are the clinical features of pseudotumor cerebri?
How do we treat pseudotumor berebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension)?
What are Cerebral herniations?
Describe the etiology of cerebral herniations
What are the clinical features of cerebral herniations?
What are the types of cerebral herniations?
What are subfalcine herniations?
What are tonsillar herniations?
What is a transtentoorial herniation?
How can transtentoria
herniation lead to Kernohan phenomenon? How can it lead to duet herniation?
What are the main types of skull bone fractures?
What are the main types of brain parenchyma injuries?
What are the types of vascular injuries to the CNS?
What are skull bones fractures?
What is a concussion?
What’s the pathogenesis of concussion?
Whaat are the clinical features of concussion?
What are the complications of concussions?
What are the complications of a concussion?
What is a contusion?
What are the pathological findings of contusions?
Describe the pathogenesis of contusions
What are diffuse axonal injuries?
Describe the etiopathogenesis of diffuse axonal injuries
What are the pathological findings of diffuse axonal injuries?
Describe the etiopathogenesis of epidural hemmorhages
What are the pathological findings of an epidural hemorrhages?
What are the clinical features of epidural hemorrhages?
Describe the etiopathogenesis of a subdural hemorrhages
What are the risk factors of subdural hemorrhages?
What are the pathological findings of subdural hemorrhages ?
What are the clinical features of subdural hemorrhages ?
Contrast the shapes of subdural and epidural hemorrhages
Contrast the characteristics of epidural and subdural hemorrhages
