Other terms
Epidural Hemorrhage, Cranial,Cranial Epidural Hemorrhage,Cranial Epidural Hemorrhages,Epidural Hemorrhages, Cranial,Hemorrhages, Cranial Epidural,Extradural Hemorrhage, Cranial,Cranial Extradural Hemorrhage,Cranial Extradural Hemorrhages,Extradural Hemorrhages, Cranial,Hemorrhage, Cranial Extradural,Hemorrhages, Cranial Extradural,Extradural Hematoma, Cranial,Cranial Extradural Hematoma,Cranial Extradural Hematomas,Extradural Hematomas, Cranial,Hematoma, Cranial Extradural,Hematomas, Cranial Extradural,Hemorrhage, Cranial Epidural,Intracranial Epidural Hematoma,Epidural Hematoma, Intracranial,Epidural Hematomas, Intracranial,Hematoma, Intracranial Epidural,Hematomas, Intracranial Epidural,Intracranial Epidural Hematomas,Cranial Epidural Hematoma,Cranial Epidural Hematomas,Epidural Hematoma, Cranial,Epidural Hematomas, Cranial,Hematoma, Cranial Epidural,Hematomas, Cranial Epidural,Hematoma, Epidural, Intracranial
Description
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial: 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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