The arrow-head which went through the brain.
An 18-year old man was admitted into hospital being fully conscious, with a thirteen centimetre long metal arrow-head entirely lodged intracranially, having entered through the right orbit. Pre- and post-operative neurological condition, treatment and investigations are described. The arrow-head was removed through a partial occipital craniectomy without any major haemorrhage. The patient not only survived the operation, but was also discharged in an astonishing improved neurological condition.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D014754:Violence; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*