[Penetrating orbitocranial injury after trivial eyelid trauma: a case report].
METHODS
We report a patient who, while in a drunken state, sustained a cerebral hemorrhage associated with an apparently trivial eyelid injury after an aggressive attack with a metallic object.


CONCLUSIONS
Any apparently trivial eyelid injury may be associated with serious cerebral lesions. Making a correct diagnosis that distinguishes between that of drunkenness and an organic injury is essential, because failure to do so may result in both clinical and legal repercussions.
Ruiz-Martín
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MM
Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, España. mmruizmm@hotmail.com
Fernández-Prieto
A
A
Viéitez-Vázquez
J
J
Mosquera-Lezcano
R
R
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries*