Transcript Epidural Hematoma.ppt

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