title: An intracranial wooden foreign body without neurological findings: case report.
abstract: We encountered an unusual case of an intracranial wooden stick penetrating through the frontal bone, without remarkable neurological findings. That foreign body was shown to be a low-density area similar to an intracranial air pocket by a standard computed tomogram. Here we discuss the potential hazards of intracranial wooden foreign bodies and emphasize the necessity for special attention to them during radiologic examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fukuoka Tokushyukai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dazai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirano
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014934:Wood; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging