Epidural hemorrhage

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

Differential Diagnosis

Intracranial Hemorrhage Types

• Intra-axial
  • Hemorrhagic stroke (Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage)
  • Traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
• Extra-axial
  • Epidural hemorrhage
  • Subdural hemorrhage
  • Subarachnoid hemorrhage (aneurysmal intracranial hemorrhage)

See Also

• Intracranial Hemorrhage (Main)
• Head Trauma