Cerebral embolisation of a shotgun pellet: case report.
An 18-year-old male sustained a shotgun injury to his chest with the entry of pellets into both the heart and lungs. Cerebral embolisation of a pellet caused a dense hemiplegia. The literature is briefly reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*