Survival after a penetrating injury traversing midbrain - case report.
Penetrating civilian shrapnel injuries to brainstem are quite uncommon, but invariably fatal. We report a rare case of a child who survived following shrapnel injury to tectum of midbrain.
Sinha
Sumit
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India. sumitaiims@yahoo.com
Gujjar
Hitesh
H
Sharma
B S
BS
D001933:Brain Stem / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D013534:Survival; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*