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From the case: Diffuse axonal injury (DAI)

DAI GE

Diffuse axonal injury (DAI)

contributed by Dr Frank Gaillard on December 18, 2008

System: Central Nervous System

Section: Staging

Tag: trauma

DAI GE

From the case:

Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) - “This young man was involved in a high speed MVA with a closed head injury and has been slow to rehab. MRI demonstrates typical distribution of DAI.”

Used in the following article:

Grading of diffuse axonal injury - “Grading of diffuse axonal injury has been described histologically according to the anatomic distribution of injury, which correlated with outcome ...”

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