Management of unusual case of self-inflicted penetrating craniocerebral injury by a nail
During war, sharp high-speed missiles have been driven inside the brain; however, in civilian practice it is rare to see such episodes. An approximately 10-cm long nail was driven inside the brain in an attempt to commit suicide by a schizophrenic patient. The case is being reported for its rarity i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock |
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| Online Access: | http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2010;volume=3;issue=2;spage=193;epage=196;aulast=Kishore |