Transorbital penetrating brainstem injury in a child. Case report

Jeffrey T. Jacob; Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol; Cormac O. Maher; Fredric B. Meyer

Transorbital penetrating brainstem injury in a child. Case report

Jeffrey T. Jacob, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol, Cormac O. Maher, Fredric B. Meyer

Neurosurgery

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Abstract

The authors present the unusual case of a 9-year-old girl who sustained injury to her brainstem as a result of the orbital penetration of a metal projectile (nail) into the juxtamedullary region. This case and others reported in the literature associate this type of injury with relatively minor complications. Thorough imaging of the intracranial contents and surgical removal of the projectile is recommended.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	350-352
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of neurosurgery
Volume	102 PEDIATRICS
Issue number	SUPPL. 3
State	Published - Apr 1 2005

Keywords

Brainstem
Craniocerebral trauma
Foreign body
Pediatric neurosurgery
Penetrating injury
Transorbital injury

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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Transorbital penetrating brainstem injury in a child. Case report

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