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Abstract
A relatively common sequela of blunt head injury, characterized by a global disruption of axons throughout the brain. Associated clinical features may include NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; DEMENTIA; and other disorders.
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- Axonal Injury, Diffuse
- DAI (Diffuse Axonal Injury)
- Axonal Injuries, Diffuse
- DAIs (Diffuse Axonal Injury)
- Diffuse Axonal Injuries
- Injuries, Diffuse Axonal
- Injury, Diffuse Axonal
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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History Note
2000
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- Brain Injuries (1982-1999)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Diffuse Axonal Injury. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020833. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020833
- Diffuse Axonal Injury. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuse_axonal_injury
- Diffuse Axonal Injury. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2658686