English Explanatory Dictionary

Duret hemorrhage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small hemorrhage in the brainstem, typically in the midbrain and upper pons, as a result of the traumatic downward displacement of the brainstem (i.e. descending transtentorial herniation).

Word forms

Duret hemorrhage Duret hemorrhages Duret haemorrhage

Etymology

Named after French neurologist Henri Duret (1849–1921), its discoverer.

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