Meaning diffuse axonal injury
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diffuse axonal injury


a very serious type of brain injury where the damage occurs over a wide areaDiffuse axonal injury occurs in about half of all severe head traumas, making it one of the most common traumatic brain inju [..]
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diffuse axonal injury


See shear injury.
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diffuse axonal injury


Damage to the axons of many nerve cells that lie in different parts of the brain.
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diffuse axonal injury


 - Damage to the axons of many nerve cells that lie in different parts of the brain.
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diffuse axonal injury


A shearing injury of large nerve fibers (axons covered with myelin) in many areas of the brain. It appears to be one of the two primary lesions of brain injury, the other being stretching or shearing [..]
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diffuse axonal injury


Widespread distribution of and damage to white matter of the brain due to rotational shearing forces coincident with head trauma.
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diffuse axonal injury


a shearing injury of large nerve fibers (axons covered with myelin) in many areas of the brain. It appears to be one of the two primary lesions of brain injury, the other being stretching or shearing of blood vessels from the same forces, producing hemorrhage.     
Source: headinjury.com

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diffuse axonal injury


A relatively common sequela of blunt Head Injury, characterized by a global disruption of Axons throughout the Brain. Associated clinical features may include Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Persisten [..]
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diffuse axonal injury


A relatively common sequela of blunt head injury, characterized by a global disruption of axons throughout the brain. Associated clinical features may include NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; PERSISTEN [..]
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