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Traumatic Brain Injury
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Mind Map on Traumatic Brain Injury, created by eslam ebrahim on 27/09/2018.
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Anatomy of the Brainstem
It causes
Unconsciousness
OTHER CAUSES
Drug overdose
blood loss
alcohol consumption
Syncope
low blood pressure
Car accidents
Types of injure
Aquired
Traumatic
open brain injury
closed brain injury
non-traumatic
it causes
concussion
results in an altered mental state
signs & symptoms
memory problems
confusion
double vision
headache
slowed reaction to stimuli & sensitivity to light or noise
Post-concussion syndrome
Caused by structural damage to the brain or disruption of the messaging system within the nerves
Risk Factors
old age
female gender
Pathophysiology
Types
Traumatic Parenchymal Injuries
Direct parenchymal injury
Contusion
Laceration
Diffuse axonal injury
Concussion
Traumatic Vascular Injuries
events
Primary injury (impact)
Secondary injury
Cerebral edema, ischemia, hypoxia
Brain herniation
Neurologic deficit
Infection
Increased ICP
Types of hematoma
Management
GCS
Mild : 13-15
moderate: 8-13
severe: less than 8
History
vital signs
Neurological Examination
investigations
Skull X-Ray
CT Brain
MRI
Anti-epileptic agents
phenytoin
levetiracetam
carbamazepine
sleep cycle
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Anatomy Human Brainstem Brainmind Com (binary/octet-stream)
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