Duret hemorrhage

English

Alternative forms

  • Duret haemorrhage (Commonwealth English)

Etymology

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

Noun

Duret hemorrhage (plural Duret hemorrhages)

  1. (medicine) 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).
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