The spinal cord plays a very important role in our body. If there is damage, it will cause great harm to our body. Therefore, once brainstem injury occurs, we must actively cooperate with treatment and prevent complications. Before understanding this, why don’t we first understand the function of the brainstem and the three parts that make up the spinal cord?

What are the three parts that make up the spinal cord?

The spinal cord includes the cerebral cortex, pons, medulla oblongata, and the spinal cord is the central nervous system of life. It is the gathering place of all sympathetic nerves. It manages the 12 pairs of cranial nerves to our head and face through the spinal cord. In addition, the spinal cord also gathers many nerve conduction fibers, such as the corticospinal tract, spinal tract of the trigeminal nerve, red nucleus spinal tract, etc., which are the gathering places of all sympathetic nerves of the central nervous system, thalamus system, and extrapyramidal system. Therefore, the spinal cord is the central nervous system of life. When the spinal cord becomes diseased, it can usually manifest as dizziness, double vision, unsteady gait, dysphasia, drinking water being choked, and even hemiplegia, quadriplegia, and severe coma.

Can brainstem hemorrhage be cured?

Regarding the field of cerebral hemorrhage. From CT scans, hemispheric bleeding, the more severe the location, the closer it is to the central line structure, the more severe the condition. Therefore, the rupture of the ventricular capillaries is more serious, and the basal ganglia area is the most common location for intracerebral hemorrhage. When there is less bleeding, the body may experience hemiplegia. Hemorrhage in the brainstem is the most lethal disease. It belongs to subacute and moderate to severe diseases. Even if there is bleeding, it may cause stress to the central nervous system of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, leading to respiratory and cardiac arrest, with a very high mortality rate. The mortality rate is about 80% when the hemorrhage exceeds 5ml. Therefore, if there is hemorrhage in the ventricle or brainstem, doctors may not hold an optimistic attitude towards this issue.

Regarding hemorrhage. Authoritative experts indicate that generally, when the hemorrhage in the cerebral hemisphere reaches ≥40ml, and the hemorrhage in the cerebellum reaches ≥10ml, if the abscess cannot be surgically removed within 2 hours, it will cause severe harm to the brain nerves, greatly increasing the probability of stroke complications. Immediate treatment is required when hemorrhage in the brainstem occurs, the sooner the better.