Ali ofthe principal types ofbrain damage that occur in man as a result of a nonmissile head injury, viz. cerebral contusions, intracranial haematoma, raised intracranial pressure, diffuse axonal injury, diffuse hypoxic damagc, and diffuse swelling ha ve been produced in subhuman primates subjected to inertial, i.e. nonimpact, controlled angular acceleration of the head through 60° in the sagittal, oblique and lateral planes.
Keywords:
Head injury; man; experimental; diffuse axonal injury