traumatic brain injury

Question 1

head injury manifestations [4]

Answer 1

• altered consciousness
• altered sensory & motor function
• cranial nerve reflexes
  (pupillary reflex, oculovestibular reflex, corneal reflex)
• decorticate/decerebrate

Question 2

which type of # is obvious on XR,
cranial vault # or basal skull #

Answer 2

cranial vault #

Question 3

effects of linear cranial vault injury

Answer 3

rupture of meningeal vessels

Question 4

effects of depressed cranial vault injury

Answer 4

open # > infection

Question 5

signs of basal skull # a/w soft tissue injury [4]

Answer 5

hemotympanum

CSF rhinorrhoea/otorrhoea

battle’s sign (ear bruise)

raccoon eye

Question 6

signs of basal skull # a/w cranial nerve injury [5]

Answer 6

anosmia
partial vision loss
facial palsy
vertigo
nystagmus

Question 7

types of intracranial lesions [5]