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Descriptor English:   Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial 
Descriptor Spanish:   Hematoma Epidural Craneal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hematoma Epidural Craniano 
Synonyms English:   Cranial Epidural Hematoma
Hemorrhage, Cranial Epidural  
Tree Number:   C10.228.140.300.535.450.300
C10.900.300.837.300
C14.907.253.573.400.400
C21.866.260.616.300
C21.866.915.300.490.400
C23.550.414.838.349
C23.550.414.913.400
Definition English:   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. 
History Note English:   2005 (1966) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   6557 
Unique Identifier:   D006407 

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