| Front | What is the patients condition immediately following an injury that causes an epidural hematoma? |
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| Back | In this situation, the patient often loses consciousness immediately following the injury; this is often followed by a brief period of consciousness (aka lucid interval), after which the patient lapses back into unconsciousness. |
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