Instructions:

You will be required to answer questions 1-5.
Upon conclusion you must produce a reference list of your information sources. Indicate your
source under each question by indicating the author name and year.

According to the study by Chen et al., (2014) a follow up CT scan warranted in the management of an epidural haematoma.

Case study from: Chen, H., Guo, Y., Chen, S., et al. (2014) Progressive Epidural Hematoma in Patients with Head Trauma: Incidence, Outcome, and Risk Factors. Emergency Medicine International, 1

(2014), 1-8. doi:10.1155/2014/134905

Figure 1: Case 1. Progressive epidural hematoma in a 32-year-old man after motor vehicle collisions. (a), (b), and (c): Initial CT image obtained 2 hours after-injury, demonstrating a small epidural

hematoma in the left frontal. (c), (d), and (e): The second CT scan obtained 6 hours after-injury revealed an unambiguous increase in hematoma size

1)   Discuss the clinical manifestations of an epidural haemorrhage to include causes of the condition, treatment options and radiological appearance on CT. Compare and contrast this to a

subdural and sub arachnoid haemorrhage (300 words, minimum 4 references).

2)    Imaging findings of brain haemorrhage will depend on when the patient is imaged in relation to the time of injury. Discuss this in relation to findings on CT and MRI at the different stages of

injury (150 words,  minimum 2 references)

3)   Discuss and give a pictorial representation of the arterial network of the brain from common carotid in the neck to the Circle of Willis (COW). Discuss the territories of brain that are fed by

the corresponding COW arterial structures. You may choose to source images to explain this system, or may draw a representation yourself to assist your explanation (no word count

specification, minimum 1 reference).

4)   Different areas of the brain control the way that we process the world around us. When a patient presents with a lesion or pathology in an area it may alter the way that they are able to

process this information.

a)   Divide the brain into lobes (frontal, occipital temporal and parietal) and discuss the principal processing functions of each lobe. For example “the cerebellum is responsible for balance and

motor function and has recently
been established as an area that modulates cognitive and affective processing”

b)   Give an example of a clinical condition that may disrupt the normal processing capacity in each lobe (a and b combined 400 words minimum 6 references)

c)   You will be required to research 2 of the neurological conditions as listed below and compile an extended response of 500 words per condition.

Select two (2) of the following pathological conditions: Stroke   Leukoencephalopathy Herpes encephalitis        Neurofibromatosis Multiple

Sclerosis  Diffuse axonal Injury Parkinson’s Disease        Moyamoya Meningioma  Neurocysticercosis
Epilepsy (You may discuss generalised or may focus on a specific form) Glioma or astrocytoma (generalised or area specific re: optic glioma)

Please ensure you have not submitted an assignment on one of these over the course of your BP148 studies

For each of the two conditions you must address each of the following

1 – Give an overview of the pathology including clinical indications

2 – Rationalise the radiographic techniques or modalities that may be employed to evaluate the pathology

3 – Give an overview of the radiologic appearance of the pathology

4 – Discuss the treatment options available

5 – Discuss if there are any general long term complications or sequelae of the pathology in question

In each of the points 1-5 you will be required to cite from appropriate published literature. This must be a peer reviewed source. You will be required to cite a minimum of 5 titles for each

selected pathology.

You must complete 500 words per pathology (500×2=1000 words total)