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Coup Contrecoup Injury

A coup injury is caused when the head is stopped suddenly and the brain rushes foward. It not only gets injured by hitting the side of the skull but it is also damaged as it rubs against all the inner ridges.

A contrecoup injury is caused when the brain bounces off the primary surface and impacts against the opposing side of the skull. Again, additional injury occurs as the brain rubs against all the inner ridges.

  • Defined as contusions that are both at the impact site and on the opposite side of the brain
  • Occurs when the force of the impact is strong enough to injure not only the impact site, but to also slam the brain into the opposite side of the skull, creating two contusions

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