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Can epidural hematoma lead to cerebral hypoxia?

April 26, 2017cerebral epidural hematoma hypoxia lead

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Can epidural hematoma lead to cerebral hypoxia?

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Not hypoxia as much as herniation and death. Epidural bleeds aren’t in contact with brain tissue, unlike subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhage (both of which can cause vasospasm–>hypoxia and ischemia).