Screwdriver assaults and intracranial injuries.
Four patients with intracranial penetrating injuries from screwdrivers are presented. Two cases were fatal; the others were left with functional deficits. In two of the patients a penetrating injury was not suspected initially because the history was limited and the significance of the small entry wounds were not appreciated. Unless these wounds are carefully examined a penetrating injury is easily overlooked.
Tutton
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Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London.
Chitnavis
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Stell
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed