A 20-year-old man presents as triage level 2 after a baseball strike to the temporal area. He had a brief loss of consciousness, then was lucid, and

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A 20-year-old man presents as triage level 2 after a baseball strike to the temporal area. He had a brief loss of consciousness, then was lucid, and now has worsening headache, vomiting, and right pupillary dilation. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Epidural hematoma

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Diffuse axonal injury

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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

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Subdural hematoma

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Epidural hematoma — ABEM Board MCQ

A 20-year-old man presents as triage level 2 after a baseball strike to the temporal area. He had a brief loss of consciousness, then was lucid, and now has worsening headache, vomiting, and right pupillary dilation. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?