title: [An unusual case of gunshot wound to the head].
abstract: We are going to present a special case of head injury caused by a gunshot. In this case it resulted in a fracture of the skull, but the bullet did not penetrate the skull. It was deflected by the bone, leaving the body at an angle. But bone fragments, acting as secondary bullets, penetrated the brain. In spite of a massive cerebral trauma and brain injury, no retrograde amnesia could be diagnosed. The patient recovered to such an extent, that he could return to his former job. Special characteristics of head injuries caused by bullets will be referred to.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universität Wien.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stocker
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wruhs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Ein besonderer Fall einer Kopfschussverletzung.