Management of unusual case of self-inflicted penetrating craniocerebral injury by a nail.
During war, sharp high-speed missiles have been driven inside the brain; however, in civilian practice it is rare to see such episodes. An approximately 10-cm long nail was driven inside the brain in an attempt to commit suicide by a schizophrenic patient. The case is being reported for its rarity in civilian practice and as a case of clinical interest. After investigating the patient by plain X-rays and a CT scan, he was operated by a neurosurgical team and the nail was successfully removed. In post-operative phase, patient was given medical and psychiatric care along with psychological counseling. The patient made good uneventful recovery in the post-operative phase.
Kishore
Kamal
K
Department of Anaesthesiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, U.P., India.
Sahu
Sandeep
S
Bharti
Pradeep
P
Dahiya
Subhash
S
Kumar
Ajay
A
Agarwal
Anurag
A