contrecoup

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It’s known as a contrecoup brain injury.

From Washington Times

A scan of Mr. Gindy’s brain showed bruises on the opposite side of his head from the original blow — a pattern known as a contrecoup, the doctors said, that indicated his head had been bashed against a hard surface like a floor or a wall.

From New York Times

Many a disgusting preparation apparently owed all of its' good effects on the patient to the effort that was required to swallow it, producing such a favorable influence upon the mind, by contrecoup as it were, that the patient got better.

From Project Gutenberg

A little bit later, Berengar of Carpi, who is usually considered much more important in anatomy than in surgery, discussed the question of fracture of the skull by contrecoup, evidently after considerable experience.

From Project Gutenberg

For instance, they knew of the possibility of fracture by contrecoup.

From Project Gutenberg