TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Delayed presentation of penetrating craniocerebral injury caused by a nail
JO  - Brain injury
A1  - Shehu, B. B.
A1  - Hassan, I.
SP  - 1455
EP  - 1458
VL  - 20
IS  - 13-14
N2  - A 38-year-old woman presented after 2 weeks with penetrating craniocerebral injury from a six inch nail. She had aphasia and right hemiplegia. Brain CT scan showed no significant cerebral injury. The nail track was infected. Craniectomy and extraction of the nail along with broad spectrum antibiotics was effective. She had no residual neurologic deficit.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-9052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -