Head injury
One day after head injury (left), bright dye along the edge of the brain suggests damage to the meninges, or the brain’s protective lining. After 35 days (right), the dye no longer appears, indicating the meninges may have healed. Larry Latour, Ph.D., NINDS.
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NIH Scientists Watch the Brain’s Lining Heal After a Head Injury

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Head injury
One day after head injury (left), bright dye along the edge of the brain suggests damage to the meninges, or the brain’s protective lining. After 35 days (right), the dye no longer appears, indicating the meninges may have healed. Larry Latour, Ph.D., NINDS.

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