Management of a nail impalement injury to the brain in a non-neurosurgical centre: A case report and review of the literature

被引：12
作者：
Agu, Chika Thaddeus [1 ]
Orjiaku, Mathew Emeka [2 ]
机构：
[1] Imo State Univ, Owerri, Nigeria
[2] Imo State Univ, Teaching Hosp, Orlu, Nigeria
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS | 2016年 / 19卷
关键词：
Nail impalement; Injury; Brain; Non-neurosurgical centre;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.12.035
中图分类号：
R61 [外科手术学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
A nail impalement injury to the brain usually results from accidents like falls or nail gun miss-fires or suicide attempts or from barbaric punishment for certain crimes which are rarely practiced in some remote areas. We present an unusual, intentional, self-impalement of a 4 in. nail into the brain in a mentally challenged young man. This case report describes the challenges encountered in the management of a patient with impaled nail in the brain in a non-neurosurgical centre. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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