Secondary Mechanisms of Damage in TBIs

Question 1

Intracranial pressure

Answer 1

amount of pressure present within the skull and therefore the amount of pressure exerted on the brain

Question 2

Increased intracranial pressure

Answer 2

when intracranial pressure rises above normal

If becomes higher than blood pressure, the heart will have difficulty pushing blood to the brain

Question 3

Cerebral edema

Answer 3

swelling of the brain tissue and can occur following trauma to the brain

Question 4

Traumatic hydrocephalus

Answer 4

can raise intracranial pressure to a life threatening level

Question 5

CSF Shunt

Answer 5

surgically place under the skin to drain excess fluid to more appropriate place in the body

Question 6

Traumatic hemorrhage

Answer 6

bleed as a result of trauma
Usually intracerebral, subdural, or epidural

Question 7

Subdural hemorrhage

Answer 7

bleed occurs between the dura and arachnoid mater

Question 8

Epidural hemorrhage

Answer 8

bleed occurs between the dura mater and the skull

Question 9

Hematoma

Answer 9

gathering of blood outside a blood vessel following a hemorrhage

Question 10

Subdural hematoma

Answer 10

Blood vessels between the dura mater and the brain are broken

Question 11

Epidural hematoma

Answer 11

Blood vessel bursts between the dura mater and the skull and can cause increased intracranial pressure

Question 12

Post-traumatic epilepsy

Answer 12

seizures occurring consequent to TBI