Intracranial pencil injuries.
A case of delayed central nervous system manifestations of intracranial penetration by a pencil is presented. Twenty-one additional cases of cerebral injury by pencils are reviewed and discussed. A high index of suspicion, liberal use of the computed tomographic scan, and early operative intervention in cases with cranial perforation are important points in the management of these injuries.
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries; D013997:Time Factors; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000503:physiopathology