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Comparing Subdural hemorrhages to Epidural hemorrhages

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Which is more dangerous, and why: a subdural or an epidural hemorrhage?

What symptoms will likely result from a stroke that blocks the right middle cerebral artery, and why?

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This solution discusses the characteristics of subdural and epidural hemorrhages including what causes them and which one is more dangerous

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(1) An epidural hemorrhage is more dangerous because it arises from an artery bleeding (high pressure)whereas a subdural bleed is often from veins(low pressure). It can expand very quickly and result ...

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