Unusual self-inflicted penetrating craniocerebral injury by a nail.
Neurol India
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2003 Sep; 51(3): 411-3
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-120823
ABSTRACT
Penetrating injuries of the brain caused by a nail are rare. An interesting case of a patient with schizophrenia who attempted suicide by a self-inflicted penetrating intracranial injury using a nail is reported here. The literature related to this unusual case is reviewed.
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Main subject:
Schizophrenia, Paranoid
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Self Mutilation
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Wounds, Penetrating
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Brain Injuries
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Humans
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Male
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Foreign Bodies
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Middle Aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurol India
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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