SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSION, AFTERWARDS OF COMPRESSION ; EXTENSIVE LACERATION OF THE BRAIN-SUBSTANCE, WITH EXTRAVASATION OF BLOOD. By - Holthousedoi:10.1016/S0140-6736(02)69700-4HolthouseElsevier Ltd.Lancet
But that means conditions like these can quickly increase pressure on your brain, which reduces vital blood flow and can damage brain cells. Bleeding can occur inside your brain, between your brain and the membranes that cover it, between the layers of your brain's covering, or between your ...
Cerebral thrombosis occurs when a blood clot, or thrombus, develops in one of the brain's blood vessels, causing what is known as a thrombotic stroke. Embolic strokes, on the other hand, are caused by cerebral embolism, which is when a portion of a blood clot in another part of the bod...
The veins are often enlarge because of the constant flow of blood directly from the arteries through the fistulae to the veins. These fragile vessels may rupture, leaking blood into the brain. In addition, the brain tissue may not receive enough blood to function properly. Damage to the ...
Then, inflammation can become hostile to the body — attacking healthy cells, blood vessels, and tissues instead of protecting them. This is calledchronicorsystemicinflammation. You can develop chronic inflammation anywhere in the body, including the brain. ...
A clot occurs when blood, which is usually liquid and flowing, thickens, becomes more gelatinous, and forms a clump. This is useful to halt excessive bleeding when you have an injury, but some blood clots can be harmful and even life-threatening.
Some of these structures are inside the skull, or intracranial; the remainder are in the tissues surrounding or covering the skull, or extracranial. An intracranial headache results from the dilation of arterial blood vessels at the base of the brain caused by a temporary increase in blood ...
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Postural or orthostatic hypotension as a cause of dizziness In individuals who are dehydrated or anemic, blood pressure readings may be normal when they are lying flat; however, the lack of fluid is unmasked when they stand up quickly. The lack of blood in the brain may cause dizziness and ...
the intensity of force applied. The primary injuries that result are contusions (bruising of the brain tissue), tearing of the tissue andblood vessels,bleeding, tissue shearing, and disruption of neuronal networks. Blunt head injury may be closed or open, if the skull has been compromised to ...