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What is prognosis of Subdural hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage and temporal contusion?
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Despite advances, morbidity rates are 25-35% and mortality rates are 40-50%.
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What is the medical term meaning active bleeding between the skull and the brain?
It depends where the bleeding is. If it is in the brain tissue then cerebral hemorrhage is correct. In the subarachnoid space would be a subarachnoid hematoma. In the subdural space.....subdural hematoma.haemorage
Bruiselike injuries to the brain caused by brain tissue hitting the skull?
contusion and contrecoup Subdural hemotoma. Subdural means below the dura, which is a tough protective tissue covering the brain, and a hemotoma is a bruise.
Why trauma not use contrast in ct brain?
Traumatic lesions to the brain are well seen without i.v. contrast agents. In particular, traumatic hemorrhage, be it epidural, subdural, subarachnoid, parenchymal or intraventricular, is spontaneously hyperdense on CT. Theoretically, i.v. contrast would be, at best useless, at worst counterproductive.
What is the prognosis for a subdural hematoma?
If treatment is provided soon enough, recovery is usually complete.
Is a subdural hemorrhage a terminal disease?
A subdural hematoma (hemorrhage) is usually the result of a serious head injury. When it occurs this way it's called an "acute" subdural hematoma. Acute subdural hematomas are among the deadliest of all head injuries. The blood fills the brain area very rapidly and compresses the brain tissue. This often results in brain tissue injury or infarction and many times even death. In the elderly, subdural hematomas can also be a result of a slight knock to the head or falls.
Medication is often injected in the subdural or subarachnoid space to alleviate pain?
Medication injected into the subdural or subarachnoid space can help alleviate pain by targeting specific areas and delivering the medication directly to the affected site. These methods bypass the barriers that oral medications would have to go through, allowing for more rapid and localized pain relief. However, these procedures should only be performed by medical professionals due to potential risks and complications.
Why does a headache develop with a subdural hemorrhage?
i think its because the blodd that is coming out compresses the brain with the skull which then causes the headache
What is the space between the pia mater and the arachnoid membrane called?
That space is called as sub arachnoid space. It is filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
What do you mean minimal subdural hemorrhage in left parietal region?
This means that there is a small amount of bleeding underneath the dura (outer meninges) in the left side of the brain
How is SBS diagnosed?
To diagnose SBS, physicians look for at least one of three classic conditions: bleeding at the back of one or both eyes (retinal hemorrhage ), subdural hematoma, and cerebral edema
Who is most affected by subdural hematomas?
Subdural hematomas most often affect people who are prone to falling.
Where does the subdural space lie between?
The subdural space lies between the dural and arachnoid layers of the meninges.
