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Global/local head models to analyse cerebral blood vessel rupture leading to ASDH and SAH.

Abstract：

:Blunt and rotational head impacts due to vehicular collisions, falls and contact sports cause relative motion between the brain and skull. This increases the normal and shear stresses in the (skull/brain) interface region consisting of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and subarachnoid space (SAS) trabeculae. The relative motion between the brain and skull can explain many types of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) including acute subdural hematomas (ASDH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) which is caused by the rupture of bridging veins that transverse from the deep brain tissue to the superficial meningeal coverings. The complicated geometry of the SAS trabeculae makes it impossible to model all the details of the region. Investigators have compromised this layer with solid elements, which may lead to inaccurate results. In this paper, the failure of the cerebral blood vessels due to the head impacts have been investigated. This is accomplished through a global/local modelling approach. Two global models, namely a global solid model (GSM) of the skull/brain and a global fluid model (GFM) of the SAS/CSF, were constructed and were validated. The global models were subjected to two sets of impact loads (head injury criterion, HIC = 740 and 1044). The relative displacements between the brain and skull were determined from GSM. The CSF equivalent fluid pressure due to the impact loads were determined by the GFM. To locally study the mechanism of the injury, the relative displacement between the brain and skull along with the equivalent fluid pressure were implemented into a new local solid model (LSM). The strains of the cerebral blood vessels were determined from LSM. These values were compared with their relevant experimental ultimate strain values. The results showed an agreement with the experimental values indicating that the second impact (HIC = 1044) was strong enough to lead to severe injury. The global/local approach provides a reliable tool to study the cerebral blood vessel ruptures leading to ASDH and/or SAH.

journal_name

Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin

journal_title

Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering

authors

Zoghi-Moghadam M,Sadegh AM

doi

10.1080/10255840903064897

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-02-01 00:00:00

pages

1-12

issue

eissn

1025-5842

issn

1476-8259

pii

903082957

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Global/local head models to analyse cerebral blood vessel rupture leading to ASDH and SAH.