A coup contrecoup brain injury is a head injury that occurs at the side opposite to the site of the impact. In contrast, a coup injury is a traumatic brain injury that occurs at the site of impact.

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Greene sustained injuries deep in his brain stem and suffered a coup-contrecoup traumatic brain injury, which is caused when the brain bounces back and forth against the skull. When he emerged ...

Double Olympic gold medallist rower James Cracknell has become the first patron of Riverside Counselling Service.

The accident left him with a contrecoup injury to the frontal lobes of his brain, resulting in epilepsy, a lost sense of smell and taste, and a significant impact on his mental wellbeing.

A coup brain injury is one that occurs at the site of an impact to the head, while a contrecoup injury is one that occurs at the side opposite to the site of the impact. A contrecoup injury mostly ...

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A car accident. A football tackle. An unfortunate fall. These things—and more—can cause head injuries. Head injuries can happen to anyone, at any age, and they can damage the brain.