Transnasal intracranial entry of a flying wire fragment.
A 7-year-old boy was playfully revolving a partly insulated electric wire which accidentally struck a bamboo pole in its path. He soon found that his left nostril was hit and blood trickled from the site. Unsuspected on investigation, a small fragment of the wire was found within the brain. The sequence of events is reported.
Bhatjiwale
M G
MG
Department of Neurosurgery, K. E. M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai-400014, India. mohinish@hotmail.com
Goel
A
A
Muzumdar
D P
DP
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000293:injuries; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods