Why is depressed skull fracture at the base of the brain often more dangerous th!


Question: Why is depressed skull fracture at the base of the brain often more dangerous than one in the brain!?
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The base of the brain contains the Brain Stem and Nebulla Oblongata!.
This part of the brain controls automatic functions such as breathing and heartrate!.

If a compression/hemorrhage causes significant pressure apon this region, the result could be fatal once the controls for breathing and heartrate and such fail!.

Compressions in the brain itself can be lethal too, but depending on surgical repair and the severity!.!.!. may just cause retardation or mental issues with the patient when certain lobes and sectors of the brain are damaged!. Evident in the fact a person can survive a bullet wound to the head with only vegetative states or retardation if it was in the upper lobes and didn't severely tear the brain up!.!.!. as opposed to a shot to the brainstem or lower brain region which would cause that region to fail and kill the person!. Www@Answer-Health@Com





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