Sunday 25 December 2016

Diffuse Axonal Injury CT Brain



Diffuse Axonal Injury

Findings:

  • Diffuse brain swelling, focal punctate hemorrhage scattered in the white matter, corpus callosum, and brain stem.
  • Right subgaleal hematoma.

Due to diffuse shearing injury, sudden deceleration (MVA)

Hemorrhage best seen on MRI GRE sequence.

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