title: Intracranial sewing needles in an adult patient.
abstract: A 37-year-old patient is reported with intracranial sewing needles, which were     located in the right frontal lobe. Both clinical and radiological findings     suggested that these needles must have been introduced in infancy before the     closure of anterior fontanelle during an unsuccessful homicide. Usually     intracranial foreign objects are placed due to penetrating trauma or surgical     procedures. Child abuse has been known for centuries. Many types of physical     traumas have been reported, especially in Western countries. In Iran, insertion     of sewing needles into the brain aiming to kill the infant have been seen in a     lot of cases. This situation takes part in a lot of Persian stories. We reported     a 37-year-old man who had 2 intracranial sewing needles with unknown etiology.
authors.affiliation: TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey. atillakazanci@gmail.com
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kazanci
authors.forename: Halil Ibrahim
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kazanci
authors.forename: Dilek Ozturk
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Kazanci
authors.forename: Uygur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Er
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed