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Preferred term

Contrecoup Injury  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An injury in which the damage is located on the opposite side of the primary impact site. A blow to the back of head which results in contrecoup injury to the frontal lobes of the brain is the most common type.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Contre-coup Injury

In other languages

  • French

  • Lésion de contusion par contrecoup
  • Lésion par contrecoup
  • Lésion traumatique par contrecoup
  • Traumatisme par effet de contrecoup

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZC3M81XV-J

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