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Head-In-Motion Contusions in Young Adults

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Trauma and Regeneration

Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 32))

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The pathogenesis of contusions was studied in a series of acute fatal closed head injuries. Important factors include: 1. whether the head was in motion or stationary; 2. the direction and magnitude of the force; 3. the presence of depressed fractures and lacerations; and 4. roughness of the overlying bone. In the young adult group, the frequent high velocity motor vehicle accidents create a dominant pattern of injury to the frontal and temporal lobes, usually sparing the occipital lobes and cerebellum.

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  1. Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Dr. J. B. Kirkpatrick (Professor of Pathology)

  2. Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1200 Moursund Avenue, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Dr. J. B. Kirkpatrick (Professor of Pathology)

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  1. University Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

    J. Hume Adams M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., F.R.C.Path., F.R.C.P. (Professor of Neuropathology, Secretary-General, International Society of Neuropathology) (Professor of Neuropathology, Secretary-General, International Society of Neuropathology)

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Kirkpatrick, J.B. (1983). Head-In-Motion Contusions in Young Adults. In: Adams, J.H. (eds) Trauma and Regeneration. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 32. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4147-2_16

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4147-2_16

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