A patient presents with epidural hematoma due to injury of an artery passing deep to the pterion. Which artery is responsible?
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Correct answer: Middle meningeal artery
The middle meningeal artery runs deep to the pterion and is vulnerable to skull fractures. Rupture leads to epidural hematoma.
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