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BRAIN - Trauma

Description
A coronal slice of brain through the anterior portions of the temporal lobes; there is gross, extensive haemorrhage both in the sub-arachnoid space and within the substance of the brain with swelling and distortion of the ventricular system. The posterior face of the specimen shows a laceration in the temporo-parietal area on the left and an area of infarction to the right of the midline in the parietal lobe.