Created at 12:56 a.m. Aug, 08, 2025
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ishwarm
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Intraparenchymal punctuate hemorrhages on CT head after a TBI is consistent with diffuse axonal injury.
As per AMBOSS, cerebral contusions present on CT head as a heterogenous lesion with surrounding cerebral edema which does not fit with the case description given in this card.
Source: AMBOSS - https://next.amboss.com/us/article/eR0xNf?utm_medium=chatgpt-plugin&utm_source=chatgpt#7pa4Il
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Photo credit: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo Credit: Grassi DC, Conceição DMD, Leite CDC, Andrade CS. Current contribution of diffusion tensor imaging in the evaluation of diffuse axonal injury. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2018 Mar;76(3):189-199. doi: 10.1590/0004-282x20180007. PMID: 29809237. CC BY 4.0

Photo credit: Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo Credit: Grassi DC, Conceição DMD, Leite CDC, Andrade CS. Current contribution of diffusion tensor imaging in the evaluation of diffuse axonal injury. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2018 Mar;76(3):189-199. doi: 10.1590/0004-282x20180007. PMID: 29809237. CC BY 4.0
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