Neural Bleeds Flashcards
What does the frontal lobe control?
Executive functions,
Thinking
Planning
Organising
Problem solving
Emotions
Behaviour
Personality
What does the parietal lobe control?
Perception
Making sense of the world
What does the temporal lobe control?
Memory, understanding , language
How many hemispheres does the cerebellum have and what’re is it located?
2 hemispheres
Infra tentorial
What is the falx cerebri?
Tough membranous structure - runs down the centre of the skill to provide support to the brain
What are the functions of the cerebellum?
Provides smooth, coordinated body movement
Where is extra dural?
Between skull and dura
In extradural bleeds what is the blood?
Arterial
Where is the subdural space?
Between the dura and arachnoid
In a sub dural bleed what is the blood?
Venous
What is the blood in a subarachnoid bleed?
Arterial
What is the Monro-Kellie hypothesis?
The total sum of the volumes of brain, CSF and Intracerebral blood is constant.
What are some of the different types of brain herniation?
- central herniation
- intracerebral mass
- cingulate herniation
- uncal herniation
- infratentorial herniation
What is the function of the ventricles in the brain?
CSF is produced in the choroid plexus
- produces 400-700 mls a day
Circulation
Protects / acts as a buffer
Removes metabolic waste
Maintains homeostasis
Why is acute haemorrhage hyperdense on CT?
Normal blood is 56 HU
Acute haemorrhage / clot has a higher protien concentration due to the high haemoglobin levels so a different HU