Presence of acute subdural hematoma

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Following a collision while mountain biking, the diagnostic workup of a 22-year-old client has indicated the presence of an acute subdural hematoma. Which pathophysiologic processes likely underlie this diagnosis? Vessels have burst between the client's skull and their dura. A traumatic lesion in the frontal or temporal lobe has resulted in increased intracranial pressure. Blood has displaced cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles as a consequence of their coup-contrecoup injury. Blood has accumulated between the client's dura and subarachnoid space.

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