Adedayo Ashana, MS1

Univ. of Pennsylvania,
School of Medicine.

Where is the temporal bone?

Where is the middle meningeal artery?

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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?

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Looks Familiar?

Brain stem goes through foramen magnum

So why is brain stem herniation bad

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!