Traumatic Microbleeds in the Brain (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Traumatic Microbleeds in the Brain

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Traumatic microbleeds appear as dark lesions on MRI scans and suggest damage to brain blood vessels after head injury.

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Image courtesy of Latour Lab/NINDS.

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