Surgical treatment of a transorbital penetrating brain injury.
Penetrating injury of the skull and brain are relatively uncommon events, representing about 0.4% of all head injuries. Transorbital penetrating brain injury is an unusual occurrence in emergency practice and presents with controversial management. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy who fell forward on a bamboo stick while playing with other children, causing a penetrating transorbital injury, resulting in meningitis. We performed a combined surgical approach with neurosurgeons and ophthalmogic surgeons. Upon discharge, the patient had a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15, no motor deficit and no visual loss. We discuss the management of this case and review current literature.
Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital Das Clinicas University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Wellingson Silva
WS
Paiva
Bernardo
B
Monaco
Marcelo
M
Prudente
Matheus Schimidt
MS
Soares
Robson Luis Oliveira
RL
de Amorim
Almir Ferreira
AF
de Andrade
Manoel Jacobsen
MJ
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