Muacevic A, Adler JR, Alzoayed M, Alfaraj D, Makhdom R. Unusual Presentation of Diffuse Axonal Injury: A Case Report.
Cureus 2022;
14:e31336. [PMID:
36514627 PMCID:
PMC9741487 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.31336]
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Abstract
Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is the microscopic axonal injury in the brain's neural pathways, corpus callosum, and brainstem, which has been linked to a major increase in morbidity and mortality. Patients present acutely with no lucid interval, abnormal pupil response, and decerebrate or decorticate posture. In this case report, we report on an 11-year-old girl who was agitated, crying, vomiting, had one episode of seizure, and had poor communication as a result of a high-risk mechanism side-impact motor vehicle collision (MVC).
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