extradural haemorrhage
epidural hemorrhage
Haemorrhage into the epidural space, which occurs in 10% of patients with severe head trauma; 80% are associated with skull fractures, especially of the temporal bone; many of these disrupt the middle meningeal artery, veins, dural-venous sinuses, and skull vessels.Clinical findings
Continued bleeding causes intracranial hypertension, uncal herniation and, if untreated, death.
ex·tra·du·ral hem·or·rhage
(eks'tră-dūr'ăl hem'ŏr-ăj)Synonym(s): epidural hematoma, extradural haemorrhage.
extradural haemorrhage
Bleeding between the skull and the outer layer of brain lining (the dura mater). This usually results from a skull fracture, is often slow and insidious, and is very dangerous. A person who recovers consciousness after a head injury and then lapses once again into coma, probably has an extradural haemorrhage and is likely to be in grave danger.ex·tra·du·ral hem·or·rhage
(eks'tră-dūr'ăl hem'ŏr-ăj)Synonym(s): extradural haemorrhage.