title: Spontaneous movement of metallic foreign bodies. Case report.
abstract: We report a case of missile injury to the brain with an unusual complication. The bullet migrated by its mere weight to a distant location through the brain parenchyma after initially lodged in a superficial site. Movement of the bullet was first detected on CT scan and the significance and treatment of this finding is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mediterranean Neurological Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, IS.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvati
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cervoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocchi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rastelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delfini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot