Citation

Ricci MR. East Afr. Med. J. 1999; 76(7): 411-413.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Nairobi Medical Association of East Africa)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10520372

Abstract

An 18-year old man was admitted into hospital being fully conscious, with a thirteen centimetre long metal arrow-head entirely lodged intracranially, having entered through the right orbit. Pre- and post-operative neurological condition, treatment and investigations are described. The arrow-head was removed through a partial occipital craniectomy without any major haemorrhage. The patient not only survived the operation, but was also discharged in an astonishing improved neurological condition.

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