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Central Nervous System Trauma

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Match the following brain injuries with their characteristics:

Coup injury = Occur at the site of impact Contrecoup injury = Occur opposite the site of impact Contusion = Caused by rapid tissue displacement Traumatic Parenchymal Injury = Involving the vasculature and parenchyma

Match the following brain regions with their characteristics:

Frontal lobe = Clinically silent if injured Orbitofrontal regions = Common site for contusions Temporal lobe tips = Rough and irregular inner skull surfaces Brain stem = Fatal if injured

Match the following types of hemorrhage with their characteristics:

Epidural = Occurs between skull and dura mater Subdural = Occurs between dura mater and arachnoid mater Subarachnoid = Occurs between arachnoid mater and pia mater Intraparenchymal = Occurs within the brain parenchyma

Match the following stages of contusions with their characteristics:

Acute = Present with areas of hemorrhage and tissue disruption Remote = Appear as discolored yellow areas on the brain surface Old = Characteristically appear as depressed, retracted yellowish brown patches Chronic = Not mentioned in the text Signup and view all the answers

Match the following types of injuries with their characteristics:

Penetrating injury = Causes an open head injury Blunt injury = Causes a closed head injury Open injury = Causes an external wound Closed injury = Does not cause an external wound Signup and view all the answers

Match the type of hemorrhage with its location:

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage = Between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes Epidural Hematoma = Between the dura and skull surface Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage = Within the brain tissue Subdural Hematoma = Between the dura and arachnoid membranes Signup and view all the answers

Match the type of hemorrhage with the cause of bleeding:

Epidural Hematoma = Tear of dural vessels, especially the middle meningeal artery Subdural Hematoma = Tear of bridging veins between the cerebral hemispheres and dural sinuses Subarachnoid Hemorrhage = Rupture of an aneurysm Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage = Hypertension and atherosclerosis Signup and view all the answers

Match the type of hemorrhage with the time of manifestation:

Epidural Hematoma = Several hours after the traumatic event Subdural Hematoma = Within the first 48 hours after injury Subarachnoid Hemorrhage = Immediately after the traumatic event Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage = Days or weeks after the traumatic event Signup and view all the answers

Match the type of hemorrhage with the symptoms:

Epidural Hematoma = Neurologic signs and rapid deterioration Subdural Hematoma = Headache, confusion, and slowly progressive neurologic deterioration Subarachnoid Hemorrhage = Sudden severe headache, nausea, and vomiting Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage = Seizures, loss of consciousness, and focal neurologic deficits Signup and view all the answers