Citation

Schick U, Hassler W. Acta Neurochir. (Wien) 2003; 145(1): 79-81.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00701-002-1034-2

PMID

12545267

Abstract

We report a patient in whom a bullet in the brain migrated into the pineal region causing hydrocephalus 3 months later. In patients undergoing surgical removal of intracerebral or intraventricular bullets, it is recommended to obtain an x-ray or CT scan on the day of operation. Late hydrocephalus may occur several months after migration of the bullet due to scar tissue.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescent; Foreign-Body Migration; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Male; Pineal Gland; Suicide, Attempted; Time Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Wounds, Gunshot