Citation

Sahin S, Yakar F, Ozgural O, Caglar S. J. R. Army Med. Corps 2018; 164(2): 120-121.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Ibni Sina Hastanesi, Ankara, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, UK Royal Army Medical Corps)

DOI

10.1136/jramc-2017-000873

PMID

29254939

Abstract

Bullet embolism (BE) is a rare phenomenon following a gunshot wound. A middle cerebral artery BE was detected in a 36-year-old male patient following a perforating left thoracic gunshot wound without obvious cranial injury. This paper discusses a case of BE in the cranial circulation in conjunction with a review of the relevant literature.

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Language: en

Keywords

Bullet Embolism; Gunshot Wound; Middle Cerebral Artery