Gennarelli et al listed criteria for diffuse axonal injury (DAI) followng severe brain injury.
Criteria for the diagnosis of DAI:
(1) Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) <= 8
(2) duration of impaired consciousness > 6 hours
(3) MRI or CT study showing:
(3a) absence of large extracerebral and/or intraparenchymal lesions
(3b) presence of small, nonexpansive, punctate hemorrhages in the brainstem, corpus callosum and at the gray-white matter interface.
where:
• A small hemorrhage is < 15 mm in diameter.
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