Presentation
Trauma
Patient Data
Age: 6 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Cerebral contusion
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Bilateral hemorrhagic cerebral contusions are noted in the posterior parietal lobes opposite to the site of trauma, which is evident by the right frontal subcutaneous edema.
Case Discussion
Coup-contrecoup phenomenon is a pattern of injury that is evident on the side opposite to the site of head trauma. In the current case bilateral hemorrhagic cerebral contusions are seen in the parietal lobes opposite the site of frontal trauma.