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ACUTE EPIDURAL HEMATOMA

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Note the biconvex hyperdense area (arrows). The blood collection is between the skull and dura. It crosses dural attachments, but not sutures. The etiology is secondary to a lacerated meningeal artery or dural sinus. The Subdural windows may help to discern extra-axial collections such as blood in this case.


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