Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D056886
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D056886
Preferred Name

Contrecoup Injury

Definitions
An injury in which the damage is located on the opposite side of the primary impact site. A blow to the back of head which results in contrecoup injury to the frontal lobes of the brain is the most common type.
Synonyms
Contre coup Injury
Injuries, Contrecoup
Contrecoup Injuries
Contre-coup Injuries
Injury, Contre-coup
Injuries, Contre-coup
Injury, Contrecoup
Contre-coup Injury
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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