Citation

Thiex R, Thron A, Uhl E. Neuroradiology 2004; 46(2): 140-143.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00234-003-1141-7

PMID

14689125

Abstract

A 60-year-old man developed a severe left hemiparesis and central facial palsy, accompanied by somnolence and dysarthria 9 days after a gunshot wound to the right temporal region, from which he slowly recovered over 3 months. MRI disclosed bilateral oedema of the pyramidal tracts. This was interpreted as a consequence of the impact of the pressure wave caused by the bullet, after excluding an infectious or vascular cause.

Language: en

Keywords

Brain Edema; Brain Injuries; Cerebral Angiography; Dominance, Cerebral; Dysarthria; Follow-Up Studies; Foreign Bodies; Hemiplegia; Humans; Intracranial Pressure; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Neurologic Examination; Pyramidal Tracts; Skull Fractures; Suicide, Attempted; Temporal Bone; Temporal Lobe; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Wounds, Gunshot