Unusual cranial trauma caused by pencil in teenager
Introduction: Penetrating lesions by pencil in the temporal lobe in children and adolescents are uncommon. We present the case of a teenager with penetrating injury by strange object in the temporal lobe. Case: Twelve years old male patient, with history of trauma while he was playing with his frien...
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| author | Amer Saeed Rashid Saif Saood Abdelrazaq Samer S. Hoz Huber Padilla Ramos-Villegas Yancarlos Daniela López-Cepeda Mohammed Al-Dhahir Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar |
| author_facet | Amer Saeed Rashid Saif Saood Abdelrazaq Samer S. Hoz Huber Padilla Ramos-Villegas Yancarlos Daniela López-Cepeda Mohammed Al-Dhahir Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar |
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| description | Introduction: Penetrating lesions by pencil in the temporal lobe in children and adolescents are uncommon. We present the case of a teenager with penetrating injury by strange object in the temporal lobe. Case: Twelve years old male patient, with history of trauma while he was playing with his friends, presents alteration of the consciousness state, weakness in right hemibody and dysphasia. Urgent surgery is practiced employing an incision in "C" form with improvement of the consciousness state during post-operative. Discussion: Penetrating lesions in the skull and brain are classified as missiles and non-missiles depending of their impact velocity. The wood is a porous organic material that provide a natural deposit of microbian agents, making it potentially lethal. Pre-operative radiological evaluation allows check the trajectory of the penetrating object and secondary lesions present guiding de neurosurgical approach. The prognostic depends on penetration site, timely handling and complications associated. Conclusion: Penetrating lesions by pencil are uncommon, an appropriate imaging evaluation is fundamental to determine the neurosurgical approach that allows prevent and/or decrease secondary damage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b363346c06f40239844280fb41aef402022-12-22T03:20:32ZengLondon Academic PublishingRomanian Neurosurgery1220-88412344-49592017-12-01314Unusual cranial trauma caused by pencil in teenagerAmer Saeed RashidSaif Saood AbdelrazaqSamer S. HozHuber PadillaRamos-Villegas YancarlosDaniela López-CepedaMohammed Al-DhahirLuis Rafael Moscote-SalazarIntroduction: Penetrating lesions by pencil in the temporal lobe in children and adolescents are uncommon. We present the case of a teenager with penetrating injury by strange object in the temporal lobe. Case: Twelve years old male patient, with history of trauma while he was playing with his friends, presents alteration of the consciousness state, weakness in right hemibody and dysphasia. Urgent surgery is practiced employing an incision in "C" form with improvement of the consciousness state during post-operative. Discussion: Penetrating lesions in the skull and brain are classified as missiles and non-missiles depending of their impact velocity. The wood is a porous organic material that provide a natural deposit of microbian agents, making it potentially lethal. Pre-operative radiological evaluation allows check the trajectory of the penetrating object and secondary lesions present guiding de neurosurgical approach. The prognostic depends on penetration site, timely handling and complications associated. Conclusion: Penetrating lesions by pencil are uncommon, an appropriate imaging evaluation is fundamental to determine the neurosurgical approach that allows prevent and/or decrease secondary damage.https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/1048penetrating injuriesneurotraumahead injuryTrauma |
| spellingShingle | Amer Saeed Rashid Saif Saood Abdelrazaq Samer S. Hoz Huber Padilla Ramos-Villegas Yancarlos Daniela López-Cepeda Mohammed Al-Dhahir Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar Unusual cranial trauma caused by pencil in teenager Romanian Neurosurgery penetrating injuries neurotrauma head injury Trauma |
| title | Unusual cranial trauma caused by pencil in teenager |
| title_full | Unusual cranial trauma caused by pencil in teenager |
| title_fullStr | Unusual cranial trauma caused by pencil in teenager |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual cranial trauma caused by pencil in teenager |
| title_short | Unusual cranial trauma caused by pencil in teenager |
| title_sort | unusual cranial trauma caused by pencil in teenager |
| topic | penetrating injuries neurotrauma head injury Trauma |
| url | https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/1048 |
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