A penetrating orbitocranial stab wound.
An unusual case of intracranial penetration of a bread knife through the orbit is described. Despite the proximity of the blade to the internal carotids, the optic nerves and chiasm, and the pituitary the patient survived with only a minimal field defect affecting the eye opposite to the entry site; otherwise no neurological or endocrine deficit was evident.
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*