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An intracranial hemorrhage is a type of
bleeding that occurs inside the skull.
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Brain Injury
Focalanddiffuse brain injuryare ways to classifybrain
injury.
Focal injury occurs in a specific location.
Diffuse injury occurs over a more widespread area.
It is common for both focal and diffuse damage to occur
as the result of the same even
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FOCAL BRAIN INJURIES
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Classification
Types of intracranial hemorrhage are roughly grouped
into,
1.Intra-axial
2.Extra-axial.
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Intra-axial bleed
Intra-axial hemorrhage is bleeding within the brain
itself, orcerebral hemorrhage. This category includes,
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage(bleeding within the
brain tissue)
Intraventricular hemorrhage(bleeding within the
brain'sventricles)(particularly ofpremature infants).
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•Intraparenchymal hemorrhage(IPH) is one
form ofintracerebral bleeding in which there
is bleeding within brainparenchyma.
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Causes
•Sympathomimetic drug
abuse
•Moyamoya
disease(constricted blood
vessels)
•Neonatal intraventricular
hemorrhage
•Trauma
•Hypertension
•Arteriovenous
malformation
•Aneurysm rupture
•Intracranial neoplasm
•Coagulopathy(delay in
blood cloting)
•Hemorrhagic
transformation of an
ischemicstroke
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S/S
Hypertension
Fever
cardiac arrhythmias
Nuchal rigidity
Subhyaloid retinal hemorrhages
Altered level of consciousness
Anisocoria(unequal size of the eyes'
pupils)
Nystagmus(involuntary eye movement)
Focal neurological deficits
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Diagnostics
CT
MRI
Angiogram
Carotid duplex(ultrasound to check how well blood is
flowing through thecarotidarteries)
Transcranial Doppler(ultrasonography that measure the
velocity of blood flow through the brain's blood vessels by
measuring the echoes of ultrasound waves moving
transcranially)
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IVH
Intraventricular hemorrhage(IVH), also known
asintraventricular bleeding, is ableedinginto the
brain'sventricular system.
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•30% of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) are
primary (confined to the ventricular system) caused
by
1.Intraventricular trauma
2.Aneurysm
3.Vascular malformations
4.Tumors
•70% of IVH are secondary in nature, resulting from
an expansion of an existing intraparenchymal or
subarachnoid hemorrhage. occur in 35% of moderate
to severetraumatic brain injuries.
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Symptoms
Sudden onset of headache
Nausea and vomiting.
Alteration of the mental state and/or level of
consciousness.
Focal neurological signs are either minimal or
absent.
focal and/or generalized seizures may occur.
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EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
• Airway managemant
• Expansion of hemorrhage and elevated B.P
• CURRENT RECOMMENDATION :
“ KEEP CEREBRAL PERFUSION PRESSURE
Between 50 to 70 mm Hg “
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ELEVATED ICP
Tracheal intubation and acute hyperventilation
Mannitol administration
Elevation of head end of bed
CSF drainage
Control Blood pressure
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Cerebellar hematoma
> 3 cm –evacuation
<1 cm-surgical removal usually unnecessary
1 cm –3cm : carefully monitored
Monitor
platelet count , PT, PTT to identify coagulopathy
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Extra-axial bleed
Extra-axial hemorrhage, bleeding that occurs within the
skull but outside of the brain tissue, falls into three
subtypes.
SAH-Subarachnoid hemorrhage
SDH-Subdural hemorrhage
EDH-Epidural hemorrhage(extradural hemorrhage)
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SAH
Subarachnoid hemorrhage is bleeding between
the arachnoid and pia mater.
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Sign & Symptoms
Sever headache
Loss of consciousness
Severe neurologic deficits may develop and become
irreversible within minutes or a few hours.
Sensorium may be impaired & become restless.
Seizures
Usually, the neck is not stiff initially unless the cerebellar
tonsils herniate.
vomiting
Xanthochromia, yellow-tinged CSF(indicating the presence of
bilirubin in the cerebrospinal fluid occurs several hours after
bleeding
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Diagnostics
CT.
MRI.
Cerebral Angiography.
Up to 22 percent of aneurysmal subarachnoid
hemorrhages don't appear on initial imaging tests.
Lumbar Puncture.
Repeated Imaging.
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Management
• Medical
Anticonvulsant
Adequate rest
Analgesics and sedatives for headache
Antifibrinolytics( promote blood clotting by
preventing blood clots from breaking down)
Dehydrating measures for brain
LP to relieve severe headache
Surgery –aneurysm ( clipping of its neck ) /
excision of AV malformation
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SDH
Subdural hematoma(SDH) is the
bleedings between the inner layer of thedura
materand the arachnoid mater.
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Sign & symptoms
Headache
Confusion
Change in behavior
Dizziness
Nausea and vomiting
Lethargy or excessive drowsiness
Weakness
Apathy
Seizure
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Diagnostics
CT
MRI
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Surgery
There are 2 widely used surgical techniques to treat
subdural haematomas:
•craniotomy–a section of the skull is temporarily
removed so the surgeoncan access and remove the
haematoma
•burr holes–a small hole is drilled into the skull
and a tube is inserted through the hole to help
drain the haematoma
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EDH
Extradural haematoma (EDH), also known as
anepidural haematoma, is a collection of blood that
forms between the inner surface of the skull and outer
layer of thedura.
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S/S
Headache.
Nausea or vomiting.
Seizures.
Bradycardia with or without hypertension
Evidence of skull fractures
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) otorrhoea or rhinorrhoea.
Alteration in level of consciousness with deterioration
of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score.
Unequal pupils.
Weakness of limbs
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