Both epidural hematoma (EDH) and subdural hematoma (SDH) are structural brain injuries that can result from traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, they can follow different courses a...
EDH: <50% of the patients have the classically described “lucid interval” that is commonly associated with EDH 1:
Patient suffers TBI, which is often followed by an initial pe...
EDH: In the case of nonsurgical EDH, the consulting neurosurgeon may consider discharge if the patient is neurologically stable after some period of observation. ...
EDH and acute SDH are neurosurgical emergencies that merit rapid neurosurgical evaluation.
CT is the study of choice in evaluating intracranial lesions in a patient with head injury 1,2...
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