Head Trauma and Brain Injury

What type of vessel is most vulnerable to traumatic injury in an epidural hematoma?

In which age group can a dural vessel tear occur even without a skull fracture?

What typically occurs several hours after a traumatic event causing an epidural hematoma?

Which condition necessitates prompt drainage and repair to prevent death?

Where are subdural hematomas most commonly located?

What causes the neurologic signs in subdural hematomas?

How long after an injury do subdural hematomas typically become manifest?

What characteristic describes an acute subdural hematoma?

What type of brain injury is characterized by the involvement of frontal lobe regions, often without external signs of head injury?

What happens when the brain is impacted at a site opposite the point of impact?

Why are contusions more common in the orbitofrontal and temporal lobe regions?

What morphological characteristic is typical of old traumatic lesions in the brain?

What kind of hemorrhages can CNS trauma cause?

Which factor does NOT influence the outcome of brain and spinal cord trauma?

Which scenario correctly demonstrates a coup injury?