"Contrecoup Injury" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D056886
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.900.300.350.300.250 C26.224 C26.915.300.450.500.250 C26.974.382.200.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Contrecoup Injury- Contrecoup Injury
- Contrecoup Injuries
- Injuries, Contrecoup
- Injury, Contrecoup
- Contre-coup Injury
- Contre coup Injury
- Contre-coup Injuries
- Injuries, Contre-coup
- Injury, Contre-coup
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