Diffuse axonal injury

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In medicine and neurology, diffuse axonal injury is a type of brain injury that is a "relatively common sequela of blunt head injury, characterized by a global disruption of axons throughout the brain. Associated clinical features may include neurobehavioral manifestations; persistent vegetative state; dementia; and other disorders."[1]

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