Difference between revisions of "Forensic pathology"

Forensic pathology (view source)

869 bytes added , 01:36, 12 April 2012

48,466

edits

@@ Line 559: / Line 559: @@
 *[[Subarachnoid hematoma]].
 *[[Intracerebral hematoma]].
+==Cerebral contusions==
+===General===
+*Due to blunt force trauma.
+===Gross===
+Features:
+*Focal superficial hemorrhage.
+*Location, usually, ''frontal lobe'' and ''temporal lobe''.<ref name=Ref_HoFP_102>{{Ref HoFP|102}}</ref>
+Notes:
+*Classically, come in pairs:<ref name=Ref_HoFP_102>{{Ref HoFP|102}}</ref>
+*#''Coup contusion'' - at the site of the (primary) impact.
+*#''Contrecoup contusion'' - secondary internal impact.
+*May be associated with contusions of the:<ref name=Ref_HoFP_103>{{Ref HoFP|103}}</ref>
+**Deep brain structures, known as an "intermediary coup".
+**Dorsal surface of the cerebral hemispheres, known as "gliding contusions".
+*Resolve as a yellow lesion (like at other sites), known as a ''plaque jaune'' in the brain.
+**Classically, inferior aspect of the frontal lobe.
+DDx:
+*Hemorrhagic [[stroke]] - usually temporal lobe and/or parietal lobe.
 ==Traumatic brain injury in infants==