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An injury to one point of an organ such as the brain, caused by a blow received on an opposite point of the organ.<\/p>\n

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Injury to one side that results from a blow to the opposite side (as a blow to the forehead causing damage to the back of the skull or rear part of the brain).<\/p>\n

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Injury of a part resulting from a blow on its opposite side. This may happen, for example, if a blow on the back of the head causes the front of the brain to be pushed against the inner surface of the skull.<\/p>\n

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An injury in which a bone, generally the skull, is fractured \u2014 not at the spot where the violence is applied, but at the exactly opposite point.<\/p>\n

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An injury to parts of the brain located on the side opposite that of the primary injury, as when a blow to the back of the head forces the frontal and temporal lobes against the irregular bones of the anterior portion of the cranial vault.<\/p>\n

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A contra coup injury refers to brain damage that occurs on the side opposite the point of direct impact.<\/p>\n

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A condition, known by the French term, where an impact on one side of the skull can result in brain damage on the opposite side due to transmitted force.<\/p>\n

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