The injury to the marked area of skull will cause intracranial hemorrhage due to damage to which vessel
The marked structure is Pterion. It is the 'H' shaped point where frontal, parietal,temporal and sphenoid bones meet togather. Middle meningeal Aery lies under this point and is vulnerable to damage leading to EDH. Intracranial hemorrhage Type Vessel involved Head CT Epidural Middle meningeal aery Lenticular shaped Subdural Bridging veins Crescent shaped Subarachnoid Rupture of aneurysms, aeriovenous malformation. Hyperdense material in subarachnoid space.
Middle cerebral aery
Middle meningeal aery
Anterior cerebral aery
Deep temporal aery
Neuroanatomy, Head and Neck