THE CONTUSION INDEX: A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH TO CEREBRAL CONTUSIONS IN HEAD INJURY

Abstract
Adams J.H., Scott G., Parker L.S., Graham D.I. & Doyle D. (1980) Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 6, 319–324 The contusion index: a quantitative approach to cerebral contusions in head injury A quantitative means of assessing contusions of the brain (the ‘contusion index’) following head injury has been devised. Its derivation and application to a consecutive series of 151 cases are described.