Penetrating head injury in children: a case report and review of the literature.
Head trauma is exceedingly common in children, but rarely presents as a penetrating injury to the skull. Most of the recommendations on evaluation, management, and follow-up of such injuries are based on the adult literature. We report a case of penetrating head injury from a tapered metal object in a 4-year old child.
Koestler
J
J
Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Keshavarz
R
R
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging