Lateral medullary syndrome caused by penetrating head injury.
Herein, we report a rare case of a patient surviving penetrating trauma to the brainstem. Low velocity penetrating head injuries may be occult and are associated with a high incidence of vascular injury.
Lawson-Smith
M J
MJ
Department of Neurosurgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, OX2 6HE, UK.
Smith
S J
SJ
Leach
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JC
Cadoux-Hudson
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D000328:Adult; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D014854:Lateral Medullary Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods