Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2011 · 11 citations · 4 references
MedicineNeurosurgerySurgeryPediatric NeurosurgeryTrauma NeurosurgeryBrain AbscessIntracerebral HemorrhagePenetrating Trauma CareTraumatic Brain InjuryTraumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakTraumatic Intracranial HemorrhageBrain Abscess DetectionConservative Surgical TreatmentEtiology Of Brain AbscessIntracranial InjuryNeurosurgical DrainagePediatric Brain AbscessPenetrating Head InjuryPenetrating Traumatic Brain Injury
The case of a 7-year-old girl with an intracranial penetrating injury due to a pencil is presented. The difficulties in diagnosis and the need for a high degree of suspicion and for prompt adequate surgical treatment are highlighted.
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Daniel M. Bursick, Robert G. Selker · Surgical Neurology · 1981 · 90 citations
CEREBRAL ABSCESSES IN CHILDREN AFTER PENCIL-TIP INJURIES
P.M. Foy, M M Sharr · The Lancet · 1980 · 50 citations
Medicine, Neurology, Pediatrics +6
CT in a case of intracranial penetration of a pencil
M. C. Kaiser, G. Rodesch, P. Capesius · Neuroradiology · 1983 · 23 citations