"Diffuse Axonal Injury" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D020833
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.199.388.500 C10.900.300.087.219.500 C26.915.300.200.188.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Diffuse Axonal Injury- Diffuse Axonal Injury
- Axonal Injuries, Diffuse
- Diffuse Axonal Injuries
- Injuries, Diffuse Axonal
- Injury, Diffuse Axonal
- DAI (Diffuse Axonal Injury)
- DAIs (Diffuse Axonal Injury)
- Axonal Injury, Diffuse
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diffuse Axonal Injury" by people in Profiles.
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Destruction and reconstruction: hypoxia and the developing brain. Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today. 2007 Sep; 81(3):163-76.