Clinical management of non-missile penetrating brain injury and intracranial foreign body / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the clinical management of non-missile penetrating brain injury and intracranial foreign body.Methods Retrospectively analyzed 5 cases of non-missile penetrating brain injury and intracranial foreign body,and reviewed relative literature.Results Eady surgical management for all 5 cases,4 cases were cured except hemiparesis in 1 case.There were not active bleeding during surgical treatment,and there were not intracranial infection,epilepsy and cerebrospinal fluid leakage in post-operation in all 5 cases.Conclusions The surgical plan is rely on skull X-rays and brain CT scan.To keep the penetrating object in situ posttrauma,early surgical intervention,remove the penetrating object and prevent secondary brain injury may provide a better outcome.