Preferred Label : contrecoup injury;
MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : contre coup injury; injury, contre-coup; injury, contrecoup; contrecoup injuries; injuries, contrecoup; contre-coup injury; contre-coup injuries; injuries, contre-coup;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrecoup injury;
Origin ID : D056886;
UMLS CUI : C2717914;
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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.