Retained knife blade: an unusual cause for headache following massive alcohol intake.
Massive alcohol intake usually resolves in a banal headache. We report a case of a patient presenting with acute alcohol intoxication in which the ensuing "hangover" was due to a knife blade deeply retained in the brain parenchyma. This case underlines the unpredictability of retained foreign bodies without a high level of suspicion and a detailed description of the circumstances of admission.
Lesieur
O
O
Intensive Care Unit, Saint-Louis Hospital, Réanimation, 17019 La Rochelle, France. olivier.lesieur@ch-larochelle.fr
Verrier
V
V
Lequeux
B
B
Lempereur
M
M
Picquenot
E
E
D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000150:complications*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*