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Meningeal enhancement can be detected on contrast-enhanced MRI in patients presenting with acute traumatic brain injury, even when head CT is negative. Following head trauma, gadolinium-based contrast appears to extravasate from the vasculature, enhancing the dura within minutes, and later permeates the subarachnoid space. The aims of this study were to characterize the initial kinetics of the uptake of contrast agent after injury and the delayed redistribution of contrast enhancement in the subarachnoid space in hyperacute patients. Neuroimaging was obtained prospectively in two large ongoing observational studies of patients aged 18\u2009years or older presenting to the emergency department with suspected acute head injury. 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These studies demonstrate that (i) the initial enhancement of the traumatically injured meninges occurs within minutes of contrast injection, suggesting highly permeable meningeal vasculature, and that (ii) contrast in the meninges redistributes within the subarachnoid space over the period of hours, suggesting a compromise in the blood\u2013brain and\/or blood-cerebrospinal barriers. Data from the parent study indicate that up to one in two patients with mild traumatic brain injury have traumatic brain injury on acute (&amp;lt;48\u2009h) MRI, with a higher prevalence seen in patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. 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