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Clear, colorless fluid with a volume of approximately 140 mL

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Cerebrospinal Fuid (CSF)

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CSF is replaced

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2-3 times per day

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CSF is located in the subarachnoid space around the brain and in the ventricles where it is produced by the

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Choroid plexus

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Protects against sudden movements and maintains constant intracranial pressure

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CSF

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Has some antibacterial properties and controls the extracellular fluid of the brain

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CSF

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Allow free movement of CSF between ventricles

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Ependymal cells w/ adhering junctions

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Enables exchange of CSF outside of the brain

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Pia matter

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CSF is produced by the

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Choroid plexus

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The choroid plexus is located on the edges of the

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Lateral ventricles, the 3rd ventricle, and the 4th ventricle

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Choroidal Arteries penetrate into ventricles and form the

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Choroid plexus

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The choroid plexus is made up of which three components?

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Endothelial wall of choroidal capillaries, scattered pial cells, and choroidal epithelium

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Fenestrated and provide no barrier

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Endothelial wall of the choroidal capillaries

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Creates a blood-CSF barrier by tight junctions

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Choroidal epithelium

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Active transport, ion exchange mechanisms determines flow of molecules (e.g., Na+, K+, Cl-, Mg++, folates) through the

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Choroidal epithelium

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Small evaginations of arachnoid into sinus

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Arachnoid Villae

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Large villi are called

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Arachnoid granulations

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Giant vacuoles engulf

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CSF materials

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What are the three layers of meninges?

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Dura, Arachnoid, and Pia

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Made up of two layers, the periosteal and meningeal layers

-Called pachymeninges

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Dura

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Combined are called leptomeninges

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Arachnoid and Pia Matter

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Enlarged areas of subarachnoid space

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Cisterns

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What are the three perimesencephalic cisterns?

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Interpeduncular, Quadrigeminal, and Ambient Cisterns

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Where is a lumbar puncture performed in

  1. ) Adults
  2. ) Children
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  1. ) L3-L4

2. ) L4-L5

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When we measure CSF pressure. Normal pressure in the lying position is

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Less than 20 cm (200mm) H2O

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We want to obtain samples of CSF for which 4 things?
1. ) Subarachnoid hemorrhage 2. ) Infections like meningitis 3. ) Guillain-Barre 4. ) MS
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Folds of inner dural layer between brain regions
Dural Folds
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What are the 4 dural folds?
Falx cerebri, Falx cerebelli, Tentorium cerebelli, and Diaphragm Sellae
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Located in between cerebral hemispheres in the longitudinal fissure
Falx cerebri
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Located in between the two hemispheres of the cerebellum
Falx cerebelli
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Located in between the posterior cerebral hemispheres and the cerebellum
Tantorium cerebelli
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The circular fold beneatht he brain that covers the sella turcica
Diaphragm sellae
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What are the three compartments formed from the dural folds?
Supratentorial, infratentorial, and posterior fossa
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Meningeal irritation is called
Meningismus
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Many pain receptors innervate dura, arachnoid, pia and arteries in
Subarachnoid space
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Potential space between the dura and the skull
Epidural space
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Potential space between the dura and arachnoid
Subdural space
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Real space where the major arteries and veins are found
Subarachnoid space
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There is an "actual" epidural space around the
Spinal cord
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Hematoma between the skull and dura
Epidural hematoma
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Hematoma between the dura and arachnoid matter
Subdural hematoma
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Results from trauma to the skull. Usually from the middle meningeal artery
Epidural hematoma
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15% of epidural hematomas may also be from
Sinuses
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Characterized by a "lense shaped" structure on MRI
Epidural hematoma
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Patients often exhibit period of lucidity before severe symptoms with an
Epidural hematoma
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Due to tearing of bridging veins which often occurs during rapid accelerations
Subdural hematoma
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Shows a characteristic crescent-shape on MRI -symptoms may progress over longer periods of time
Subdural hematoma
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Bleeding into the subarachnoid space usually secondary to head trauma
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Can be from bleeding from an A-V malformation or ruptured aneurysm
Non-traumatic subarachnoid hematoma
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Classic presentation is sudden-onset, severe headache (from meningeal irritation)
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Responsible for 80% of nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhages
Cerebral aneurysm
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Form when the vessel wall is weakened, and can burst under conditions of increased pressure
Aneurysms
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Most aneurysms occur in the “anterior circulation” supplied by the
Internal carotid artery
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Subarachnoid hemmorhage can also be diagnosed by the presence of blood in
CSF
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Comprises the exiting fibers that will make the Optic Nerve (CN II), retinal artery and vein
Optic disk
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The most important sign of increased ICP is
Papilledema
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Results when a tumor in temporal lobe causes temporal lobe to herniate through tentorial Notch
Transtentorial and central herniation (Uncal herniation)
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When a subdural hematoma causes the cingulate gyrus to herniate below the falx cerebri
Subfalcine herniation
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When a cerebellar tumor causes the cerebellum to herniate through the foramen magnum
Tonsillar herniation
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"Water in the head" -Condition characterized by excess CSF
Hydrocephalus
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Enlargement of the ventricles seen on neuroimaging with hydrocephalus
Ventriculomegaly
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Ventriculomegaly is caused by increased CSF and can lead to damage to
White matter (Like corpus Callosum)
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What are the two types of hydrocephalus?
1. ) Communicating | 2. ) Non-communicating
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CSF can move from lateral ventricles to subarachnoid space but can not be drained from subarachnoid space
Comminicating Hydrocephalus
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When flow of CSFis obstructed within the ventricular system and CSF can not enter subarachnoid space
Non-communicating (obstructive) Hydrocephalus
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Two major signs of hydrocephalus are especially present in the morning. These are
Headache and Vomiting
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The most common cause of obstructive hydrocephalus in children
Aqueductal stenosis
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A patient presents with headache, mental slowing, papilledema, and difficulty in upward gaze may have
Obstructive hydrocephalus
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Another common cause of obstructive hydrocephalus is
Blocked foramen of Magendie and Luschka
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Congenital hindbrain anatomic anomoliesassociated with the downward displacement of the cerebellum, brainstem or craniocervicaljunction
Chiari malformations I-IV
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Inferior cerebellum (tonsils) herniate through foramen magnum with
Chiari Malformation
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Symptoms usually in adults, caused by compression of medulla and upper spinal cord, (2) compression of cerebellum, and (3) disruption of CSF flow through foramen magnum
Chiari malformations
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Chiari malformations produce
Hydrocephalus
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The most common chiari malformation
Chiari I
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Less common and shows significant herniation through the foramen magnum -usually a comorbidity of meningomyocele
Chiari II
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A choroid plexus papilloma that causes the overproduction of CSF is a rare cause of
Communicating Hydrocephalus
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Decreased CSF reabsorption due to arachnoid granulation damage or clogging from infection or hemorrhage is another cause of
Communicating Hydrocephalus
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A treatment for chronis hydrocephalus where surgeons insert tubes that let the cerebrospinal fluid drain out of the brain into the abdomen, where the body reabsorbs it
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunting prevents
Brain damage
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Has the classic triad of symptoms: Gait disturbance, dementia, and urinary incontinence
Normal Pressure hydrocephalus
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Shows swollen ventricles with no increased ICP or papilledema. Only in the elderly
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
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Usually the first symptom of normal pressure hydrocephalus
Gait disturbance (Magnetic Gait)
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Ventriculomegaly secondary to brian tissue loss - No increase in ICP - Not pathological
Hydrocephalus Ex Vacuo

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