TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Knife blade penetrating stab wound to the brain--case report--
JO  - Neurologia medico-chirurgica
A1  - Iwakura, Masaki
A1  - Kawaguchi, Tetsuro
A1  - Hosoda, Kohkichi
A1  - Shibata, Yuji
A1  - Komatsu, Hideki
A1  - Yanagisawa, Akira
A1  - Kohmura, Eiji
SP  - 172
EP  - 175
VL  - 45
IS  - 3
N2  - A 28-year-old man attempted to kill himself with a knife stab into the parietal area. Neuroimaging showed no vascular impairment except slow venous flow around the knife due to tamponading. After obtaining informed consent, the knife was removed through a craniotomy without new brain injury. Postoperative neurological findings showed no deficit. Follow-up angiography revealed no vascular impairment. No infection occurred. Brain stab wounds cause numerous complications, such as intracranial hemorrhage, injury of important vessels, and infections. Minimal blade movement during removal and precautions to prevent massive hemorrhage are essential.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0470-8105
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2176/nmc.45.172
ID  - ref1
ER  -