Suicidal rare craniocerebral injury and its complications
The authors here describe a rare cranio-cerebral injury, which occurred due to a self-inflicted suicidal attempt by the patient, who hammered an 8 cm long nail into his skull. This patient was a known case of schizophrenia. The nail entered in the region of the left parafalx area and reached almost...
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| author | Pradeep Bharti Gupta Sona B. Kaushal Uday Gupta |
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| description | The authors here describe a rare cranio-cerebral injury, which occurred due to a self-inflicted suicidal attempt by the patient, who hammered an 8 cm long nail into his skull. This patient was a known case of schizophrenia. The nail entered in the region of the left parafalx area and reached almost up to the base of skull of the patient. This nail was removed by a mid-line craniotomy. Approximately six months later, the patient presented with the symptoms of raised intra cranial pressure and right hemi paresis. Repeat computed tomography scan showed a large brain abscess at the site of the previous surgery and the patient was re-explored through the previous incision; the abscess was drained and the wall was excised. The patient then made a good recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73bc409436114fbfb2bbda1c9b2bd0aa2022-12-22T00:52:33ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672013-05-01020219319510.4103/2277-9167.118125Suicidal rare craniocerebral injury and its complicationsPradeep Bharti GuptaSona B. Kaushal0Uday GuptaBiochemistry, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical CollegeThe authors here describe a rare cranio-cerebral injury, which occurred due to a self-inflicted suicidal attempt by the patient, who hammered an 8 cm long nail into his skull. This patient was a known case of schizophrenia. The nail entered in the region of the left parafalx area and reached almost up to the base of skull of the patient. This nail was removed by a mid-line craniotomy. Approximately six months later, the patient presented with the symptoms of raised intra cranial pressure and right hemi paresis. Repeat computed tomography scan showed a large brain abscess at the site of the previous surgery and the patient was re-explored through the previous incision; the abscess was drained and the wall was excised. The patient then made a good recovery.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.118125brain abscesscomplications of head injurypsychiatric illness |
| spellingShingle | Pradeep Bharti Gupta Sona B. Kaushal Uday Gupta Suicidal rare craniocerebral injury and its complications Indian Journal of Neurosurgery brain abscess complications of head injury psychiatric illness |
| title | Suicidal rare craniocerebral injury and its complications |
| title_full | Suicidal rare craniocerebral injury and its complications |
| title_fullStr | Suicidal rare craniocerebral injury and its complications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suicidal rare craniocerebral injury and its complications |
| title_short | Suicidal rare craniocerebral injury and its complications |
| title_sort | suicidal rare craniocerebral injury and its complications |
| topic | brain abscess complications of head injury psychiatric illness |
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