(HealthDay)—For children with traumatic epidural hematomas (EDHs), repeated computed tomography (CT) imaging is common, but rarely impacts management, according to a study published in the ...

Epidural Hematoma. Axial CT scan. Note the large convex area of bright signal intensity. This is the pattern of an epidural hematoma, which often occurs as a delayed event following a skull fracture ...

An epidural hematoma occurs when blood accumulates between your skull and the outermost covering of your brain. ... The first step your doctor will take to diagnose ICH is a CT scan of your head.