A coup brain injury is one that occurs at the site of an impact to the head, while a contrecoup injury is one that occurs at the side opposite to the site of the impact. A contrecoup injury mostly ...

A FORMER Olympic rower who overcame a serious brain injury has become the first patron of a counselling charity in Henley.

The accident left him with a contrecoup injury to the frontal lobes of his brain, resulting in epilepsy, a lost sense of smell and taste, and a significant impact on his mental wellbeing.