title: Self-inflicted head trauma using a captive bolt pistol: report of three cases.
abstract: Three cases of self-inflicted head trauma using a captive-bolt pistol are described. This is a rarely reported phenomenon and presents with an unique pattern of brain injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caird
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Allcutt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*