Monday, July 9, 2012

Shear



This patient was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He is in a deep coma and ICP is normal.

Challenge: What kind of injury is shown here?

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5 comments:

  1. Reflex HammerJuly 9, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    Shower embolism???

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  2. Reflex HammerJuly 9, 2012 at 3:39 PM

    Intraparenchymal hemorrhage?

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  3. jimmyJuly 17, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    Axonal Shear Injury

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  4. UnknownJuly 17, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    diffuse axonal injury

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  5. CraigJuly 18, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    the axonal injuries have it!
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    Shear

    This is diffuse axonal injury, a result of shearing mechanisms, and seen as multiple small lesions in white matter tracks.

    Sources: UpToDate; LearningRadiology.

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