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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D016489
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Preferred Name

Head Injuries, Closed

Definitions
Traumatic injuries to the cranium where the integrity of the skull is not compromised and no bone fragments or other objects penetrate the skull and DURA MATER. This frequently results in mechanical injury being transmitted to intracranial structures which may produce TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, hemorrhage, or CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES. (From Rowland, Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 9th ed, p417)
Synonyms
Head Injury, Blunt
Blunt Head Injuries
Head Injury, Closed
Closed Head Traumas
Injuries, Closed Head
Nonpenetrating Head Injury
Head Injury, Nonpenetrating
Head Trauma, Closed
Closed Head Injury
Closed Head Injuries
Closed Head Trauma
Nonpenetrating Head Injuries
Head Injuries, Blunt
Blunt Head Injury
Head Traumas, Closed
Head Injuries, Nonpenetrating
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