DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY

• Immediate L.O.C. Persistent Vegetative State
• Pathology:
  • foci of hemorrhage in callosum, brainstem, etc.
  • axon retraction balls (ARB)
• Long-Term Survivors:
  • microglial clusters
  • foci of demyelination

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