Presentation
Motor vehicle collision. Bilateral fixed pupils.
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Diffuse axonal injury
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Punctate parenchymal hemorrhages throughout the brain:
- grey-white junction particularly at the vertex but also at the temporal lobes
- basal ganglia
- midbrain
Case Discussion
Widespread petechial hemorrhages in typical location for severe (grade 3) diffuse axonal injury in a patient with appropriate history and neurological findings.