Penetrating orbital trauma by stiletto causing complex cranial neuropathies
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Diagnosis and treatment of penetrating orbital cranial foreign body injuries.
Penetrating transorbitocranial injuries can occur in a variety of circumstances, and heightened suspicion is required to identify the foreign body, particularly in the setting of a trivial external wound. In “5-year-old girl with left upper eyelid swelling,” Shoeb and colleagues1 draw attention to an infrequent but important and potentially life-threatening injury. A multidisciplinary team appr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.029983