title: Lateral medullary syndrome caused by penetrating head injury.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, OX2 6HE, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lawson-Smith
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J C D
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Leach
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cadoux-Hudson
mesh_terms: 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