Unrecognized penetrating intracranial foreign body

Low-velocity penetrating craniocerebral trauma may present as an apparently trivial injury. A case is presented which illustrates the need to suspect a penetrating injury whenever a low velocity object strikes the head.

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Published inThe American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 4; no. 5; pp. 412 - 413
Main Authors Irwin, Glenn E., Tilelli, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01.09.1986
Elsevier
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Brain
Brain Injuries - diagnosis
Brain Injuries - therapy
Child
Foreign Bodies - diagnosis
Foreign Bodies - therapy
Head injury
Humans
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Male
Medical sciences
penetrating injury
Play and Playthings
Skull - injuries
stab wound
trauma
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Wounds, Penetrating - diagnosis
Wounds, Penetrating - therapy
trauma
penetrating injury
Head injury
stab wound
Human
Intracranial
Nervous system diseases
Penetrating injury
Surgery
Craniocerebral
Foreign body
Computerized axial tomography
Child
Trauma
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Summary:Low-velocity penetrating craniocerebral trauma may present as an apparently trivial injury. A case is presented which illustrates the need to suspect a penetrating injury whenever a low velocity object strikes the head.
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ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/0735-6757(86)90189-0