Head Injury

Affected Structures
1. Bone
2. Meningies
3. Brain
4. Brainstem
  1. Internal features
  2. External Features
    1. Anterior view
    2. Posterior view
  3. Functions
    1. Respiration , cardiac and vasomotor centers
5. Blood vessels
  1. Middle meningeal A. is the mostly cut artery lying in the temporal area
Lead to
1. Loss of consciousness
  1. What's consciousness?
    1. state of awareness of self and environment and intact perception
    2. Controlled by Reticular Formation
      1. Which also control
        Sleep
      2. Located in the -->
  2. Other Causes
    1. Hypovolumia
    2. Hypoglycemia
    3. Intoxification
    4. Arrhythmias
    5. Syncope
  3. Grading By GCS
Signs & Symptoms
1. Headache
2. Nausea & Vomiting
3. Fatigue
4. Confusions
5. Focal neurological deficits
6. Vision loss
7. Hearing loss
8. Photosensitivity
Concussion
1. a TBI caused by a blow to the head and causes the brain to move rapidly back and forth
Complications
1. Hematoma
Investigations
1. CT Scan
2. LP
Physical Examination
1. Look for findings other than the head injury
2. Bruises
3. Raccoon eyes
4. Battle sign
5. Rhinorrhea \ Otorrhea
Management

Resource summary

	Created by samah kannas about 5 years ago