Post-Traumatic Cerebral Infarction Following Low-Energy Penetrating Craniocerebral Injury Caused by a Nail
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 293-295, 2014.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Post-traumatic cerebral infarction (PTCI) is a secondary insult which causes global cerebral hypoxia or hypoperfusion after traumatic brain injury, and carries a remarkable high mortality rate. PTCI is usually caused by blunt brain injury with gross hematoma and/or brain herniation. Herein, we present the case of a 91-year-old male who had sustained PTCI following a low-energy penetrating craniocerebral injury due to a nail without evidence of hematoma. The patient survived after a decompressive craniectomy, but permanent neurological damage occurred. This is the first case of profound PTCI following a low-energy penetrating craniocerebral nail injury and reminds clinicians of possibility this rare dreadful complication for care of head-injured patients.
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Main subject:
Brain
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Brain Edema
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Brain Injuries
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Hypoxia, Brain
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Cerebral Infarction
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Mortality
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Decompressive Craniectomy
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Craniocerebral Trauma
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Hematoma
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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