Diseases

Epidural Cranial Hematoma

Accumulation of blood in the EPIDURAL SPACE between the SKULL and the DURA MATER, often as a result of bleeding from the MENINGEAL ARTERIES associated with a temporal or parietal bone fracture. Epidural hematoma tends to expand rapidly, compressing the dura and underlying brain. Clinical features may include HEADACHE; VOMITING; HEMIPARESIS; and impaired mental function.

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Accumulation of blood in the EPIDURAL SPACE between the SKULL and the DURA MATER, often as a result of bleeding from the MENINGEAL ARTERIES associated with a temporal or parietal bone fracture. Epidural hematoma tends to expand rapidly, compressing the dura and underlying brain. Clinical features may include HEADACHE; VOMITING; HEMIPARESIS; and impaired mental function.

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  • Cranial Epidural Hematoma
  • Epidural Hemorrhage, Cranial
  • Extradural Hematoma, Cranial
  • Extradural Hemorrhage, Cranial
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Intracranial
  • Hemorrhage, Cranial Epidural
  • Intracranial Epidural Hematoma
  • Cranial Epidural Hematomas
  • Cranial Epidural Hemorrhage
  • Cranial Epidural Hemorrhages
  • Cranial Extradural Hematoma
  • Cranial Extradural Hematomas
  • Cranial Extradural Hemorrhage
  • Cranial Extradural Hemorrhages
  • Epidural Hematoma, Cranial
  • Epidural Hematoma, Intracranial
  • Epidural Hematomas, Cranial
  • Epidural Hematomas, Intracranial
  • Epidural Hemorrhages, Cranial
  • Extradural Hematomas, Cranial
  • Extradural Hemorrhages, Cranial
  • Hematoma, Cranial Epidural
  • Hematoma, Cranial Extradural
  • Hematoma, Intracranial Epidural
  • Hematomas, Cranial Epidural
  • Hematomas, Cranial Extradural
  • Hematomas, Intracranial Epidural
  • Hemorrhage, Cranial Extradural
  • Hemorrhages, Cranial Epidural
  • Hemorrhages, Cranial Extradural
  • Intracranial Epidural Hematomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2005 (1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Epidural Cranial Hematoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006407. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006407
  2. Epidural Cranial Hematoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidural_hematoma
  3. Epidural Cranial Hematoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2716919