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What is the artery that is 90% of the time involved in epidural hematoma, via fracture of the temporal region of the skull?
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middle meningeal artery
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Headache, vomiting, altered consciousness, papilledema?
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All sx suggestive of increased intracranial pressure
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What do the bridging veins connect?
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they connect the cerebral cortex with the superior sagittal sinus
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What is usually the culprit vessel in a subdural hematoma?
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torn bridging veins
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Which occurs more frquently bilaterally, subdural or epidural?
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subdural
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What is a chronic subdural hematoma?
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This can occur due to granulation tissue forming within the hematoma that has its own blood supply that can bleed in and of itself.
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seizure = ?
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CT scan
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What is necessary to mark the spine as "cleared"?
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7 Clear cervical vertebrae on xray
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