Traumatic fracture of the temporal bone associated with rupture of the middle meningeal artery is typically accompanied by the formation of

A. epidural hematoma
B. subdural hematoma
C. intrathalamic hematoma
D. pontine hematoma
E. hematocephalus


A
Fracture of the temporal bone may lacerate the middle meningeal artery. The blood from the damaged artery accumulates in the epidural space between the dura and the cranial bone.

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