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{{about|the medical sign|the music album|Lucid Interval}}Also known as Talk and Die Syndrome. In [[emergency medicine]], a '''lucid interval''' is a temporary improvement in a patient's condition after a [[traumatic brain injury]], after which the condition deteriorates. A lucid interval is especially indicative of an [[epidural hematoma]]. An estimated 20 to 50% of patients with epidural hematoma experience such a lucid interval.<ref name="Kushner98">
{{Short description|A temporary period of lucidity after a traumatic brain injury}}
{{about|the medical sign|the music album|Lucid Interval}}
In [[emergency medicine]], a '''lucid interval''' is a temporary improvement in a patient's condition after a [[traumatic brain injury]], after which the condition deteriorates. A lucid interval is especially indicative of an [[epidural hematoma]]. An estimated 20 to 50% of patients with epidural hematoma experience such a lucid interval.<ref name="Kushner98">
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==Indications==
==Indications==
The lucid interval occurs after the patient is knocked out by the initial concussive force of the trauma, then lapses into unconsciousness again after recovery when bleeding causes the hematoma to expand past the extent for which the body can compensate.<ref name="Valadka04">
When related to haemorrhage, the lucid interval occurs after the patient is knocked out by the initial concussive force of the trauma and then temporarily recovers, before lapsing into unconsciousness again when bleeding causes the haematoma to expand past the extent for which the body can compensate.<ref name="Valadka04">
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cite book |author= Valadka AB |chapter=Injury to the cranium |veditors=Moore EJ, Feliciano DV, Mattox KL |title=Trauma |publisher=McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division |location=New York |year=2004 |pages= 385–406 |isbn=0-07-137069-2 | accessdate= 2008-08-15 |url= http://books.google.com/?id=VgizxQg-8QQC&pg=PA545&dq=tracheobronchial
cite book |author= Valadka AB |chapter=Injury to the cranium |veditors=Moore EJ, Feliciano DV, Mattox KL |title=Trauma |publisher=McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division |location=New York |year=2004 |pages= 385–406 |isbn=0-07-137069-2 | access-date= 2008-08-15 |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=VgizxQg-8QQC&q=tracheobronchial&pg=PA545
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</ref> After the injury, the patient is momentarily dazed or [[coma|knocked out]], and then becomes relatively lucid for a period of time which can last minutes or hours.<ref name="Valadka04"/> Thereafter there is rapid decline as the [[blood]] collects within the [[human skull|skull]], causing a rise in [[intracranial pressure]], which damages [[brain]] tissue. In addition, some patients may develop "[[pseudoaneurysm]]s" after trauma which can eventually burst and bleed, a factor which might account for the delay in loss of consciousness.<ref name="">{{cite journal | last =Roski | first =RA | authorlink = |author2=Owen M |author3=White RJ |author4=Takaoka Y |author5=Bellon EM | title =Middle meningeal artery trauma | journal = Surgical Neurology| volume =17 | issue =3 | pages = 200–203| publisher =Elsevier Science Inc | date =1981 | url = | doi = 10.1016/0090-3019(82)90280-4| pmid =7079938 }}</ref>
</ref> After the injury, the patient is momentarily dazed or [[coma|knocked out]], and then becomes relatively lucid for a period of time which can last minutes or hours.<ref name="Valadka04"/> Thereafter there is rapid decline as the [[blood]] collects within the [[human skull|skull]], causing a rise in [[intracranial pressure]], which damages [[brain]] tissue. In addition, some patients may develop "[[pseudoaneurysm]]s" after trauma which can eventually burst and bleed, a factor which might account for the delay in loss of consciousness.<ref>{{cite journal | last =Roski | first =RA |author2=Owen M |author3=White RJ |author4=Takaoka Y |author5=Bellon EM | title =Middle meningeal artery trauma | journal = Surgical Neurology| volume =17 | issue =3 | pages = 200–203| publisher =Elsevier Science Inc | date =1981 | doi = 10.1016/0090-3019(82)90280-4| pmid =7079938 }}</ref>


Because a patient may have a lucid interval, any significant [[traumatic brain injury|head trauma]] is regarded as a medical emergency and receives [[emergency medicine|emergency medical treatment]] even if the patient is conscious.
Because a patient may have a lucid interval, any significant [[traumatic brain injury|head trauma]] is regarded as a medical emergency and receives [[emergency medicine|emergency medical treatment]] even if the patient is conscious.


Delayed [[cerebral edema]], a very serious and potentially fatal condition in which the brain swells dramatically, may follow a lucid interval that occurs after a minor head trauma.<ref>{{cite journal | last =Kors | first =EE | coauthors =Terwindt GM, Vermeulen FL, Fitzsimons RB, Jardine PE, Heywood P, Love S, van den Maagdenberg AM, Haan J, Frants RR, Ferrari MD | title =Delayed cerebral edema and fatal coma after minor head trauma: role of the CACNA1A calcium channel subunit gene and relationship with familial hemiplegic migraine | journal =Annals of Neurology | volume =49 | issue =6 | pages =753–760 | publisher = | date =2001 | url = | doi = 10.1002/ana.1031| pmid =11409427 }}</ref>
Delayed [[cerebral edema]], a very serious and potentially fatal condition in which the brain swells dramatically, may follow a lucid interval that occurs after a minor head trauma.<ref>{{cite journal | last =Kors | first =EE | author2 =Terwindt GM | author3 =Vermeulen FL | author4 =Fitzsimons RB | author5 =Jardine PE | author6 =Heywood P | author7 =Love S | author8 =van den Maagdenberg AM | author9 =Haan J | author10 =Frants RR | author11 =Ferrari MD | title =Delayed cerebral edema and fatal coma after minor head trauma: role of the CACNA1A calcium channel subunit gene and relationship with familial hemiplegic migraine | journal =Annals of Neurology | volume =49 | issue =6 | pages =753–760 | date =2001 | doi = 10.1002/ana.1031| pmid =11409427 | s2cid =23340019 }}</ref>


Lucid intervals may also occur in conditions other than traumatic brain injury, such as [[heat stroke]]<ref>{{cite journal | last =Casa | first =DJ | authorlink = |author2=Armstrong LE |author3=Ganio MS |author4=Yeargin SW | title =Exertional heat stroke in competitive athletes | journal =Current Sports Medicine Reports | volume =4 | issue =6 | pages =309–317 | publisher = | date =2005 | url = | doi = 10.1097/01.csmr.0000306292.64954.da| pmid =16282032 }}</ref> and the [[postictal]] phase after a [[seizure]] in epileptic patients.<ref>{{cite journal | last =Nishida | first =T | authorlink = |author2=Kudo T |author3=Nakamura F |author4=Yoshimura M |author5=Matsuda K |author6=Yagi K | title =Postictal mania associated with frontal lobe epilepsy | journal = Epilepsy and Behavior| volume = 6| issue =1 | pages =102–110 | publisher = | date = 2005 | url = | doi = 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.11.009| pmid =15652742 }}</ref>
Lucid intervals may also occur in conditions other than traumatic brain injury, such as [[heat stroke]]<ref>{{cite journal | last =Casa | first =DJ |author2=Armstrong LE |author3=Ganio MS |author4=Yeargin SW | title =Exertional heat stroke in competitive athletes | journal =Current Sports Medicine Reports | volume =4 | issue =6 | pages =309–317 | date =2005 | doi = 10.1097/01.csmr.0000306292.64954.da| pmid =16282032 | s2cid =204086921 | doi-access =free }}</ref> and the [[postictal]] phase after a [[seizure]] in epileptic patients.<ref>{{cite journal | last =Nishida | first =T |author2=Kudo T |author3=Nakamura F |author4=Yoshimura M |author5=Matsuda K |author6=Yagi K | title =Postictal mania associated with frontal lobe epilepsy | journal = Epilepsy & Behavior| volume = 6| issue =1 | pages =102–110 | date = 2005 | doi = 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.11.009| pmid =15652742 | s2cid =37569964 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Natasha Richardson]]
* [[Natasha Richardson]]
* [[Berry Oakley]]
* [[Mark Donohue]]
* [[Mark Donohue]]
* [[Michael Schumacher]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references />


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://rad.usuhs.edu/medpix/radpix.html?mode=single&comebackto=mode%3Dgeo_browse&recnum=1041 Medpix.com discussion of lucid interval]. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220318/http://rad.usuhs.edu/medpix/radpix.html?mode=single&comebackto=mode%3Dgeo_browse&recnum=1041 Medpix.com discussion of lucid interval]. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.


[[Category:Neurotrauma]]
[[Category:Neurotrauma]]

Latest revision as of 05:19, 23 January 2024

This article is about the medical sign. For the music album, see Lucid Interval.

In emergency medicine, a lucid interval is a temporary improvement in a patient's condition after a traumatic brain injury, after which the condition deteriorates. A lucid interval is especially indicative of an epidural hematoma. An estimated 20 to 50% of patients with epidural hematoma experience such a lucid interval.[1][2]

Indications

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When related to haemorrhage, the lucid interval occurs after the patient is knocked out by the initial concussive force of the trauma and then temporarily recovers, before lapsing into unconsciousness again when bleeding causes the haematoma to expand past the extent for which the body can compensate.[3] After the injury, the patient is momentarily dazed or knocked out, and then becomes relatively lucid for a period of time which can last minutes or hours.[3] Thereafter there is rapid decline as the blood collects within the skull, causing a rise in intracranial pressure, which damages brain tissue. In addition, some patients may develop "pseudoaneurysms" after trauma which can eventually burst and bleed, a factor which might account for the delay in loss of consciousness.[4]

Because a patient may have a lucid interval, any significant head trauma is regarded as a medical emergency and receives emergency medical treatment even if the patient is conscious.

Delayed cerebral edema, a very serious and potentially fatal condition in which the brain swells dramatically, may follow a lucid interval that occurs after a minor head trauma.[5]

Lucid intervals may also occur in conditions other than traumatic brain injury, such as heat stroke[6] and the postictal phase after a seizure in epileptic patients.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kushner D (1998). "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Toward Understanding Manifestations and Treatment". Archives of Internal Medicine. 158 (15): 1617–1624. doi:10.1001/archinte.158.15.1617. PMID 9701095.
  2. ^ Kushner DS (2001). "Concussion in Sports: Minimizing the Risk for Complications". American Family Physician. 64 (6): 1007–14. PMID 11578022. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  3. ^ a b Valadka AB (2004). "Injury to the cranium". In Moore EJ, Feliciano DV, Mattox KL (eds.). Trauma. New York: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division. pp. 385–406. ISBN 0-07-137069-2. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  4. ^ Roski, RA; Owen M; White RJ; Takaoka Y; Bellon EM (1981). "Middle meningeal artery trauma". Surgical Neurology. 17 (3). Elsevier Science Inc: 200–203. doi:10.1016/0090-3019(82)90280-4. PMID 7079938.
  5. ^ Kors, EE; Terwindt GM; Vermeulen FL; Fitzsimons RB; Jardine PE; Heywood P; Love S; van den Maagdenberg AM; Haan J; Frants RR; Ferrari MD (2001). "Delayed cerebral edema and fatal coma after minor head trauma: role of the CACNA1A calcium channel subunit gene and relationship with familial hemiplegic migraine". Annals of Neurology. 49 (6): 753–760. doi:10.1002/ana.1031. PMID 11409427. S2CID 23340019.
  6. ^ Casa, DJ; Armstrong LE; Ganio MS; Yeargin SW (2005). "Exertional heat stroke in competitive athletes". Current Sports Medicine Reports. 4 (6): 309–317. doi:10.1097/01.csmr.0000306292.64954.da. PMID 16282032. S2CID 204086921.
  7. ^ Nishida, T; Kudo T; Nakamura F; Yoshimura M; Matsuda K; Yagi K (2005). "Postictal mania associated with frontal lobe epilepsy". Epilepsy & Behavior. 6 (1): 102–110. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.11.009. PMID 15652742. S2CID 37569964.
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