Brain Contusion

Aka: Brain Contusion

II. Pathophysiology

  1. Severe Head Injury

III. Signs

  1. General
    1. Focal neurologic deficits
    2. Prolonged coma
  2. Brainstem Contusion
    1. Decerebrate rigidity
    2. Unequal dilated pupils
    3. Coma

IV. Imaging

  1. CT Head (at presention and repeated in 12 hours)
    1. Cerebral Necrosis
    2. Edema
    3. Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage

V. Management

  1. Emergent Neurosurgical Consultation

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Related Studies

Ontology: Brain Contusion (C0149844)

Concepts Injury or Poisoning (T037)
MSH D001930
SnomedCT 34663006
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Italian Contusione cerebrale, Contusione del cervello
Japanese 脳挫傷, ﾉｳｻﾞｼｮｳ
Portuguese Contusão Encefálica, Contusão cerebral
Spanish Contusión Encefálica, conmoción encefálica (trastorno), conmoción encefálica, contusión encefálica (trastorno), contusión encefálica, Contusión cerebral
German Hirnkontusion, Hirnprellung
Czech Kontuze mozku, mozek - pohmoždění
French Contusion de l'encéphale, Contusion cérébrale, Contusion encéphalique
Hungarian Contusio cerebri
Norwegian Hjernekontusjon
Dutch contusie; hersenen, hersenen; contusie, hersencontusie, Hersencontusie
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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