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Chapter 19 - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)»Injuries to the head (S00-S09)»Epidural hemorrhage (S06.4X)

S06.4X

Epidural hemorrhage

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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.