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brain contusion Neurology A head injury often associated with a concussion, which is of sufficient force to bruise the brain surface and cause extravasation of blood without rupturing the pia-arachnoid. See Coup, Contrecoup. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He also suffered a brain contusion, which doctors tell him will cause headaches and nausea for a while. Oxycyte presents a particularly attractive candidate for increasing cerebral oxygen delivery as earlier studies have demonstrated its potential to perfuse and oxygenate tissues in brain contusions, where capillaries are so narrow that red blood cell transport is impeded. Turnn, a 10-year veteran of the CHP, suffered a fractured rib, cuts to this head and a brain contusion. |
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