title: Unusual penetrating craniocerebral injuries. Report of three cases.
abstract: Three cases of penetrating cranio-cerebral injuries are reported. Two were caused by steel hooks shot by rotating blades: in one of these, the foreign body penetrated the brain through the eye-ball and in the second case the main injury was caused by a careless of extraction. In the third case, the foreign body, a key, penetrated the left parasagittal rolandic area following an under-water injury. All three patients were submitted to surgery and had good neurological recovery without complications of infection or seizures.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Institute, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ravelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Forli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parenti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery