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Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial

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Definition: 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.      Other names Hemorrhage, Cranial Epidural; Cranial Epidural Hematoma; Intracranial Epidural Hematomas; Hemorrhages, Cranial Extradural; Hemorrhages, Cranial Epidural; Hemorrhage, Cranial Extradural; Hematomas, Intracranial Epidural; Hematomas, Cranial Extradural; Hematomas, Cranial Epidural; Hematoma, Intracranial Epidural; Hematoma, Cranial Extradural; Hematoma, Cranial Epidural; Extradural Hemorrhages, Cranial; Extradural Hematomas, Cranial; Epidural Hemorrhages, Cranial; Epidural Hematomas, Intracranial; Epidural Hematomas, Cranial; Epidural Hematoma, Intracranial; Epidural Hematoma, Cranial; Cranial Extradural Hemorrhages

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