Transorbital penetrating wound to contralateral hemisphere: case report

There are few reports in the literature of transorbital penetration brain damage. We reported a transorbital craniocerebral injury caused by a barbecue skewer in a child in the context of domestic-accident. A 7-year-old male child accidentally fell and a barbecue skewer penetrated his right orbit. T...

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Main Authors: Moysés Loiola Ponte de Souza, Amanda de Oliveira López, Suzana Serra, Hildo Rocha Azevedo-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2012-03-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1625659