Citation

Lesieur O, Verrier V, Lequeux B, Lempereur M, Picquenot E. Emerg. Med. J. 2006; 23(2): e13.

Affiliation

Intensive Care Unit, Saint-Louis Hospital, Réanimation, 17019 La Rochelle, France. olivier.lesieur@ch-larochelle.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/emj.2004.021923

PMID

16439727

PMCID

PMC2564069

Abstract

Massive alcohol intake usually resolves in a banal headache. We report a case of a patient presenting with acute alcohol intoxication in which the ensuing "hangover" was due to a knife blade deeply retained in the brain parenchyma. This case underlines the unpredictability of retained foreign bodies without a high level of suspicion and a detailed description of the circumstances of admission.

Language: en