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MACULOPATHIE COUP FOUET [1 record]

Record 1 2025-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
  • Nervous System
CONT

Although whiplash is a common injury in motor vehicle crashes, whiplash maculopathy is rarely reported, probably due to underdiagnosis.

OBS

whiplash: An injury to the cervical spine caused by an abrupt jerking motion of the head, either backward or forward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
  • Système nerveux
OBS

[La maculopathie en coup de fouet] est la conséquence d'un traumatisme maculaire aigu suite à un mouvement antéropostérieur très rapide (flexion/extension) et brutale de la tête.

Spanish

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