title: Intracranial complications of transorbital stab wounds.
abstract: Oscular and orbital injuries due to stab wounds may mask underlying serious intracranial damage. The correct clinical assessment and treatment of such cases require the attention of a team comprising a neurosurgeon, ophthalmologist, otolaryngologist, and plastic surgeon.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications