| Literature DB >> 1865206 |
R Bullock1, W L Maxwell, D I Graham, G M Teasdale, J H Adams.
Abstract
The ultrastructural features of cerebral contusion seen three hours to 11 days after head injury were studied in 18 patients undergoing surgery. Massive astrocytic swelling ("cytotoxic" oedema) was seen three hours to three days after injury, maximal in perivascular foot processes, and compressing some of the underlying capillaries. The tight junctions were not disrupted. Neuronal damage was most marked three to 11 days after injury. The pathophysiological mechanisms leading to oedema formation and neuronal degeneration are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1865206 PMCID: PMC488543 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.54.5.427
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154