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Neuroimaging: Dr. Mashuri, SP - Rad (K) .,M.Kes
Neuroimaging: Dr. Mashuri, SP - Rad (K) .,M.Kes
Department of Radiology
Faculty of Medicine
University of Lambung Mangkurat/
Ulin Hospital
Banjarmasin
Classification of Brain Trauma
Primary
• Injury to scalp, skull fracture
• Surface contusion/laceration
• Intracranial hematoma
• Diffuse axonal injury, diffuse vascular injury
Secondary
• Hypoxia-ischemia, swelling/edema, raised intracranial
pressure
• Meningitis/abscess
Ghana Emergency Medicine Collaborative
Advanced Emergency Trauma Course
Primary Brain Injury – Cellular Level
Primary Cellular Injury
Oxygen Free Radical Lipid Peroxidation
Massive Depolarization of
Pathway Activation Cell Membrane Dysfunction
Brain Cells
Cell Lysis
“ Neurotransmitter Stor
m”
Glutamate
High Nitric Oxide Cell Death
Levels
Cerebellopontine
Cerebellomedullary Pontine
angle
(Cisterna Magna)
Basal cisterns