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==Background== | |||
*Due to trauma to temporoparietal area w/ associated skull fx and meningeal artery damage | |||
*Classic presentation of LOC > lucid interval > LOC only occurs in 20% | |||
*Injury to brain is often absent so good recovery if hematoma evacuated in time | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Intracranial Hemorrhage (Main)]] | *[[Intracranial Hemorrhage (Main)]] | ||
Revision as of 06:36, 3 January 2014
Background
- Due to trauma to temporoparietal area w/ associated skull fx and meningeal artery damage
- Classic presentation of LOC > lucid interval > LOC only occurs in 20%
- Injury to brain is often absent so good recovery if hematoma evacuated in time