In a car accident,a woman banged the front of her head on the steering wheel.A subsequent CT scan revealed a subdural hematoma over the left occipital lobe.The woman clearly had suffered a

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A contrecoup injury occurs when the force applied to the head is strong enough to cause injury on the opposite side of the impact, which explains the hematoma on the left occipital lobe when the woman hit the front of her head. A contusion is a bruise, which in this context refers to bruising of brain tissue at the site opposite the impact.

In a Car Accident,a Woman Banged the Front of Her