Epidural Hematoma

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Adedayo Ashana, MS1 Univ. of Pennsylvania,
School of Medicine.
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Where is the temporal bone?Where is the middle
meningeal artery?
www.medical-software-shop.co.uk/grants4.htm
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Epidural Hematoma
from Robbins Cotran, 7th Ed, p. 1358
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Do you see three meningeal layers?
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Normal vs. Abnormal Head CT Scan
Any difference between the two pictures?
user.shikoku.ne.jp/tobrains/exam/CT/CT-e.html
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Looks Familiar?
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Brain stem goes through foramen magnum
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So why is brain stem herniation bad

• Brain stem helps us do automatic things that keep
  us alive.
• For example.........

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What is this?
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Trouble breathing!

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Unconscious!
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What is the doctor doing?
Herniation through foramen magnum Will affect
blood pressure!