title: Gunshot wound of the atlas in a youth.
abstract: The case of a bullet retained, without causing neurological symptoms, in the anterior arch of a youth's atlas after a gun had been fired a short distance from his mouth is reported. The patient was managed with external stabilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Missori
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tarantino
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nardacci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delfini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000293:injuries*; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000628:therapy