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Named after French neurologist Henri Duret (1849–1921), its discoverer.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Duret hemorrhage
Today it means: 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). Full definition →