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Can a person die from a blood clot in the brain and a skull fracture?
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∙ 12y ago
A blood clot in the brain can easily lead to death, especially if it were to burst; that is called a brain aneurism. And skull fractures can cause bleeding to occur and damaging of brain tissues, which too can cause fatalities. However, both can be treated with medical attention.
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How do you fix a fractured skull?
Skull fractures take a few months to heal. When fracturing the skull the healing process takes a lot longer than any other fracture, like a fracture in the wrist or foot. Because of how much was damage and depending on the area of the fracture and the extent of the damage, the healing process could take up to a year, and in some cases even longer. Once you fracture your skull the healing process also includes the healing of the brain itself. You can't just fracture the skull and get on with your life. Depending on the force that fractured your skull you can end up with memory loss, brain damage, and other nerve problems.
What bones are affected in a basilar skull fracture?
the skull
What is a fracture in the skull called?
concussion
What organs does the skull protect?
the skull protects your brain.
What bone protects the brain?
the bone that protects the brain is the skull.
Why person becomes comatose after stroke?
the impact can cause the brain to move back and forth inside the skull. The movement of the brain inside the skull can tear blood vessels and nerve fibers, which causes swelling in the brain. This swelling presses down on blood vessels, blocking the flow of blood (and with it, oxygen) to the brain.
What is celebral concussion?
Its brain tremor due to head injury like skull fracture.
What should you do if somebody has a fracture of the skull?
That person should be under the care of doctors. When it first happens, they need to be taken to the ER immediately. They can have a "bled" which will cause brain damage.
What secures the brain within the skull?
a liquid in the skull keeps the brain a float and blood vessles leading into the brain secures it hope it helps ;)
Where does an epidural hematoma form?
An epidural hematoma occurs when a blood clot forms underneath the skull, but on top of the dura, the tough covering that surrounds the brain. They usually come from a tear in an artery that runs just under the skull called the middle meningeal artery. They are usually associated with a skull fracture.
How long does it take to heal a skull fracture?
Skull fractures take a few months to heal. When fracturing the skull the healing process takes a lot longer than any other fracture, like a fracture in the wrist or foot. Because of how much was damage and depending on the area of the fracture and the extent of the damage, the healing process could take up to a year, and in some cases even longer. Once you fracture your skull the healing process also includes the healing of the brain itself. You can't just fracture the skull and get on with your life. Depending on the force that fractured your skull you can end up with memory loss, brain damage, and other nerve problems.
What bones are affected in a basilar skull fracture?
the skull
How do you fix a fractured skull?
Skull fractures take a few months to heal. When fracturing the skull the healing process takes a lot longer than any other fracture, like a fracture in the wrist or foot. Because of how much was damage and depending on the area of the fracture and the extent of the damage, the healing process could take up to a year, and in some cases even longer. Once you fracture your skull the healing process also includes the healing of the brain itself. You can't just fracture the skull and get on with your life. Depending on the force that fractured your skull you can end up with memory loss, brain damage, and other nerve problems.
What protects your brains?
The CraniumThe brain is protected by the blood brain barrier.
What is a open skull fracture?
When a fracture is associated with a laceration or cut in the area of the fracture, it is called an open fracture
How do you keep a brain moist?
Leave it in a living person's skull.
Does a 7 month old who fractures her skull in a fall have long term problems?
It depends on whether there is any injury to the brain. It there is only fracture of the skull there may not be any long term problem.
