Penetrating Brain Injury after Suicide Attempt with Speargun

Penetrating Brain Injury after Suicide Attempt with Speargun

Penetrating cranial injury by mechanisms other than are exceedingly rare, and so strategies and guidelines for the management of PBI are largely informed by data from higher-velocity penetrating injuries. Here we present a case of penetrating brain injury by the low velocity mechanism of a harpoon...

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Main Authors: John Ross Williams, Daniel eAghion, G Rees Cosgrove, Curtis eDoberstein, Wael F Asaad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
neurotrauma
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
seizure prophylaxis
Neurovascular injury
penetrating brain injury
Ballistic Injury
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00113/full

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