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CNS Trauma Flashcards

1
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Excess fluid in brain parenchyma

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Cerebral oedema

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2
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Enlarged cerebral ventricles
Elderly
Triad of: Dementia, apraxic gait, urinary incontinence

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Normal pressure hydrocephalus

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3
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Obstructed CSF flow

Physical blockage

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Non-communicating hydrocephalus

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4
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No obstruction to CSF flow

Lack of CSF absorption - meningitis, SAH

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Communicating hydrocephalus

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5
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Raised ICP can result in…

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Herniation

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6
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Normal ICP

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7-15mmHg

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7
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3 main types of herniation

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Subfalcine (under falx cerebri - most common)
Transtentorial (inner part of temporal lobe (uncus) compresses brainstem)
Tonsilar (coning - cerebellum through foramen magnum)

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8
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Cerebellum through foramen magnum (coning)

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Tonsilar herniation

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9
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Uncus (inner temporal lobe) pushes into brainstem

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Transtentorial herniation

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10
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Brain pushes under falx cerebri

Most common type of herniation

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Subfalcine herniation

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11
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Stroke symptoms <24h
Resolves without permanent brain damage
Amaurosis fugax (blurred vision)

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TIA

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12
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Headache, seizure, focal neurology (if severe - vomiting, LOC)

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Haemorrhage

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13
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Rupture of small parenchymal vessel
Basal ganglia
Hypertension

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Non-traumatic intra-parenchymal haemorrhage

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14
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High pressure system between artery and vein prone to rupture
Massive bleeding

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Arteriovenous malformation

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15
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Lesion of closely packed vessels with no parenchyma in between
Low pressure recurrent bleeds

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Cavernous angioma

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16
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Rupture of Berry aneurysm (80% internal carotid bifurcation)
THUNDERCLAP headache
Xanthochromia on LP

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SAH

17
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Most common site of Berry aneurysm formation

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Internal carotid artery bifurcation

18
Q

Tissue necrosis
Permanent damage in affected area
No recovery

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Cerebral infarct

19
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Fewer macrophages
Limited tissue damage
Partial recovery

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Cerebral haemorrhage

20
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Direct collision of brain with skull vs. rebound collision of brain with skull

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Coup vs. countecoup

21
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Panda eyes
Otorrhoea, rhinorrhoea (straw coloured CSF leaking)
BBB broken - infection risk

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Basal skull fracture

22
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Injury to axons from shear force

Commonest cause of coma

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Diffuse axonal injury

23
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Repetitive traumatic brain injury (boxers, American football)
Tauopathy
Neurodegenerative disease
Suicide risk
Autopsy diagnosis
A

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

24
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Lucid interval then loss of consciousness
Middle meningeal artery
Biconvex lens on CT

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Extradural haemorrhage

25
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Associated with polycystic kidney disease

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SAH (Berry aneurysms)

26
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Lucid interval then increasing headache + confusion
Between dura mater + arachnoid mater
Bridging veins
Crescent-shaped on CT

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Subdural haemorrhage

27
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Weakness, nystagmus, blurred vision, intention tremor

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MS

28
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Contralateral LEG paralysis

Cognitive deficits

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ACA stroke

29
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Contralateral FACE + ARM paralysis
Dominant side affected - aphasia
Non-dominant side affected - neglect
Eye deviates towards side of lesion

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MCA stroke

30
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Occipital - Contralateral hemianopia
Midbrain - CNIII and IV palsy incl. pupil changes
Thalamic - amnesia, decreased LOC

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PCA stroke

31
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Sensory deficits - pain + temperature
Cross body - ipsilateral face, contralateral trunk + limbs
Ataxia + nystagmus

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PICA stroke (Wallenberg syndrome or lateral medullary syndrome)

32
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Small infarcts in deep penetrating arteries of deep brain structures (basal ganglia, pons, internal capsule, thalamus)
Different syndromes
1. Pure motor (contralateral arm, leg, face) - most common, posterior limb of internal capsule
2. Pure sensory (hemisensory loss) - ventral thalamic
3. Ataxic hemiparesis (ipsilateral ataxia + leg paresis) - ventral pons or internal capsule
4. Dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome (hand weakness, clumsiness, dysarthria, facial weakness, clumsiness) - ventral pons or genu of internal capsule

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Lacunar stroke

33
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Anterior spinal artery
Hypoglossal nerve
Tongue deviation (ipsilateral tongue weakness)

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Medial medullary syndrome stroke

34
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Locked in syndrome

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Proximal basilar artery stroke

35
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Unconscious
Collapsed at home
Pin-point pupils

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Brain stem infarction

36
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History of strokes + TIAs

Now aggressive + forgetful

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Vascular dementia

37
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Blurred vision + vomiting
Diabetic
Localised to upper anterior head

A

Glaucoma

38
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Obese

Worsening headaches worse in morning

A

Benign intracranial HTN

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