Injury to the Temporal Lobe via Medial Transorbital Entry of a Toothbrush

Abstract Objectives Intracranial penetration by foreign bodies entering via the orbit represent an unusual form of traumatic brain injury. Nevertheless, much is at stake with high risk for cranial nerve and neurovascular injury. We present a case where the bristled end of a toothbrush e...

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Main Authors: Jesse Skoch, Tracy L. Ansay, G. M. Lemole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0033-1346976