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Cerebral Contusion
Etiology: trauma
Imaging: cortex under impact (coup), cortex opposite side of impact (contra coup), often hemorrhagic, gliding contusion common at frontal bone and temporal tips
Cases of Cerebral Contusion
Axial CT without contrast of the brain shows multiple high density punctate intraparenchymal lesions in the bilateral frontal lobes.
