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J Surg Case Rep
; 2012(9): 8, 2012 Sep 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24960794
ABSTRACT
Head wounds caused by firearms in newborns are an under-studied phenomenon in Latin America due to either the low frequency of such events or inadequate documentation. Nonetheless, a progressive increase is noted, with different frequencies reported for different geographic areas. We present the case of a 28-day-old newborn who suffered traumatic brain injury from a gunshot wound stemming from urban violence. This is one of the youngest patients reported with this type of head trauma in the literature.