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_______________ trauma where the brain is not exposed (e.g. jarring of the brain when a person falls and hits their head).

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If there is no haemorrhage, trauma such as shaking or jarring can cause the tissues of the brain become inflamed and take up fluid. This results in swelling which is called ___. .

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Meningitis and ___________________ are inflammation of the meninges and the brain respectively.

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____________________ is the reduced level of oxygen in (brain) tissue and caused by ischaemia.

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____ (CVA) or stroke is injury to the brain caused by a reduction or cessation of blood supply.

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_____________ strokes are caused by a thrombus that forms in an artery or arteriole supplying part of the brain.

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______________ strokes can be caused by fat emboli (especially after damage to bones allows blobs of fat into the circulation), air emboli (after surgery) or thrombi that form as a result of endocarditis

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__________________ stroke is the third most common cause of CVA and the major risk factor is hypertension.

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Both and ___ strokes block arteries or arterioles and cause a reduction in blood supply to an area of the brain, which therefore looks pale and are called white strokes .

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Haemorrhagic strokes bleed into the brain and are therefore called __________ strokes .

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_________ _ ______ (TIA’s) are transient (i.e. temporary) reductions in blood supply.

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The brain is supported by an inner core of plasmalike ________________ fluid.

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Hydrocephalus is an ________________ in the volume and therefore the pressure of cerebrospinal fluid.

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_ _ is swelling of the cells of the brain itself.

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Definitions 2

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_______________ trauma where the brain is not exposed (e.g. jarring of the brain when a person falls and hits their head).

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If there is no haemorrhage, trauma such as shaking or jarring can cause the tissues of the brain become inflamed and take up fluid. This results in swelling which is called ____________ _______________. .

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Meningitis and ___________________ are inflammation of the meninges and the brain respectively.

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____________________ is the reduced level of oxygen in (brain) tissue and caused by ischaemia.

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__________ ____________ ______________ (CVA) or stroke is injury to the brain caused by a reduction or cessation of blood supply.

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_____________ strokes are caused by a thrombus that forms in an artery or arteriole supplying part of the brain.

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______________ strokes can be caused by fat emboli (especially after damage to bones allows blobs of fat into the circulation), air emboli (after surgery) or thrombi that form as a result of endocarditis

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__________________ stroke is the third most common cause of CVA and the major risk factor is hypertension.

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Both ____________ and _______________ strokes block arteries or arterioles and cause a reduction in blood supply to an area of the brain, which therefore looks pale and are called white strokes .

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Haemorrhagic strokes bleed into the brain and are therefore called __________ strokes .

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_______________ _____________ ____________ (TIA’s) are transient (i.e. temporary) reductions in blood supply.

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The brain is supported by an inner core of plasmalike ________________ fluid.

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Hydrocephalus is an ________________ in the volume and therefore the pressure of cerebrospinal fluid.

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_____________ _____________ is swelling of the cells of the brain itself.

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________________ headaches are severe headaches often with neurological symptoms (symptoms of altered brain function).

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If there is no haemorrhage, trauma such as shaking or jarring can cause the tissues of the brain become inflamed and take up fluid. This results in swelling which is called ___. .

____ (CVA) or stroke is injury to the brain caused by a reduction or cessation of blood supply.

Both and ___ strokes block arteries or arterioles and cause a reduction in blood supply to an area of the brain, which therefore looks pale and are called white strokes .

_________ _ ______ (TIA’s) are transient (i.e. temporary) reductions in blood supply.

_ _ is swelling of the cells of the brain itself.