title: Cranial gunshot wounds.
abstract: Cranial gunshot wounds frequently produce devastating injuries to central nervous system structures. This article reviews pertinent principles of ballistics to explain several mechanisms of injury to the brain. A series of 21 consecutive cases of cranial gunshot wounds is presented outlining a protocol for management and identifying factors of prognostic significance.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Metropolitan Hospitals and Osteopathic Medical Center, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kanoff
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Moncman
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Henick
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*