True about lucid interval is?: (A) Seen in extradural hemorrhage, (B) Valid will can be made, (C) Can give evidence, (D) All of the above
Answer is D. Ans is 'd' i.e. All of the aboveLucid interval* Lucid interval is a state of consciousness between two episodes of unconsciousness in subacute/chronic epidural haemorrhage. It is significant that during this period (lucid interval), the person can:i) Make a valid will,ii) Can give valid evidence, andiii) Is legally responsible for act done (civil/criminal).* Lucid interval is also seen in insanity, i.e. the period of sanity between two phases of insanity.* Lucid intervals may also occur in conditions other than traumatic brain injury, such as heat stroke, mania, melancholia and the postictal phase after a seizure in epileptic patients.