Question

A 30-year-old man is brought in after a high-speed RTA. He is unconscious with a GCS of 8, right pupil dilated and not reactive. Which intracranial haematoma is most commonly associated with a 'lucid interval' and middle meningeal artery rupture?

Accepted Answer

Extradural haematoma

Answer

Subdural haematoma

Answer

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Answer

Intracerebral haemorrhage

Answer

Chronic subdural haematoma

Practice question

A 30-year-old man is brought in after a high-speed RTA. He is unconscious with a GCS of 8, right pupil dilated and not reactive. Which intracranial haematoma is most commonly associated with a 'lucid interval' and middle meningeal artery rupture?