Brain Trauma, Contrecoup

N. Theodore; S. Kalb

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00718-1

Brain Trauma, Contrecoup

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Contrecoup brain trauma occurs in the settings of closed head injury, where the force of an impact moves the intracranial contents away from the original site of the blow. When the contents are suddenly stopped by the skull on the opposite side, a parenchymal injury occurs. The resulting traumatic injury can include contusions, epidural hematomas, and subarachnoid hemorrhage and may necessitate surgical treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	519
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123851574
ISBN (Print)	9780123851581
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385157-4.00718-1
State	Published - Jan 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Closed head injury
Contrecoup
Contusion
Hematoma
Subarachnoid hemorrhage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

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