[Multiple penetrating brain injuries caused by a nail gun: a case report].
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Multiple and self-inflicted penetrating brain injuries (PBI) rare. PBI are rare. We report the case of multiple self-inflicted PBI in a 45 year old man caused by a nail gun. He was admitted to after shooting four nails into his head and one into his thorax. We review the literature on the topic and describe how this case was successfully managed in our hospital.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neurocirugia
دوره 17 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006