Neurosurgery
Activity
Large Group Session
Large Group Session
Epidural hematoma. Subdural hematoma. Cerebral Contusion. Basal Skull Fractures. Intracranial Hemorrhage. Diffuse Axonal Injury. Pathophysiology of supratentorial brain herniation. Grading of consciousness - Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). Clinical classification of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). ICP = Intracranial Pressure. Munro-Kellie doctrine.
Brain tumor. Intracerebral hemorrhage. Management of severe pediatric TBI.
Curriculum Block
Clerkship / Surgery Rotation
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
Clerkship Objectives
- Describe the physiology of intracerebral pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), including the effects of blood pressure, ventilatory status, and fluid balance on ICP and CPP.
- Recognize the Cushing reflex and its clinical importance (brain herniation).
- Describe the signs, etiology and treatment of intracranial hemorrhage (subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage).
- Describe the relative incidence and location of the most common brain tumors, their clinical manifestations, their diagnosis, and general treatment strategies.
- Differentiate TIA, RIND, and CVA.
- Describe the presentation and management of hydrocephalus. Compare and contrast adult and pediatric hydrocephalus.
- Students will understand the importance of early diagnosis and treatment in subarachnoid hemorrhage and epidural hematomas.
Tags
Cohort Year
2010
Curriculum Block
Clerkship
Surgery Rotation
Discipline
Neurology
Surgery
MCC Presentations
Acute Visual Disturbance/Loss
Head Trauma / Brain Death / Transplant Donations
Headache
McMaster Program Competencies
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
MeSH
Craniocerebral Trauma [C10.900.300]
Hematoma [C23.550.414.838]
Intracranial Pressure [G11.561.170.505]
