title: Imaging of inner cerebral trauma.
abstract: The concept of "Inner cerebral trauma" (ICT) has been preliminary defined as a characteristic topographic pattern of deep brain lesions produced by physical forces occurring within the cranial cavity in closed head injury of the acceleration/deceleration type. The lesions, based on neuropathological examinations, are characteristically localized in the "centro-axial" regions of the brain. The extent of ICT is often underestimated by CT. Due to assess the value of MR imaging, 83 patients with ICT were examined on a 1.5 T unit in different stages after trauma. The pattern of lesions, as shown with MR imaging, correlated well with neuropathological studies, suggesting a multifocal pathogenesis of severe traumatic brain injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Birbamer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gerstenbrand
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aichner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burtscher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chemelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puffer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Bartolo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rifici
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bramanti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged