Adedayo Ashana, MS1 Univ. of Pennsylvania,
School of Medicine.
Where is the temporal bone?Where is the temporal bone?Where is the middle meningeal artery?Where is the middle meningeal artery?
www.medical-software-shop.co.uk/grants4.htm
Epidural HematomaEpidural Hematoma
from Robbins & Cotran, 7th Ed, p. 1358
Do you see three meningeal layers?Do you see three meningeal layers?
Normal vs. Abnormal Head CT ScanNormal vs. Abnormal Head CT Scan
user.shikoku.ne.jp/tobrains/exam/CT/CT-e.html
Any difference between the two pictures?
Looks Familiar?Looks Familiar?
Brain stem goes through foramen magnumBrain stem goes through foramen magnum
So why is brain stem herniation badSo why is brain stem herniation bad
Brain stem helps us do automatic Brain stem helps us do automatic things that keep us alive.things that keep us alive.
For example…….........For example…….........
What is this?What is this?
Trouble breathing!
Unconscious!Unconscious!
What is the doctor doing?What is the doctor doing?
Herniation through foramen magnum
Will affect blood pressure!