title: An unusual case of penetrating intracranial injury due to scissors.
abstract: Craniocerebral penetrating non-missile injuries caused by metallic foreign bodies are uncommon events. Healthy 10 year-old boy applied to the hospital emergency service with his parents. Family members stated that the scissors have been stalled his head accidentally by his sister when they had played together. During physical examination the scissors located on left parietal region of the head was examined. There was no loss of consciousness and oriented with normal vital signs. Radiological investigation demonstrated a hyper dense foreign body (scissors) penetrating cranial cavity and ended before reaching posterior region of the left parietal lobe. To our knowledge, the presented was rare case of intracranial penetrating scissor, which was not removed until, injured, reached the hospital. Our goal was to discuss the rare case of penetrating non-missile foreign body cranial injury from medico legal aspect.
authors: Bursa Morgue Department, Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Bursa, Turkey. drbulenteren@gmail.com
authors: Bülent
authors: B
authors: Eren
authors: Selçuk
authors: S
authors: Cetin
authors: Nursel
authors: N
authors: Türkmen
authors: Okan
authors: O
authors: Akan
authors: Murat Serdar
authors: MS
authors: Gürses
authors: Umit Naci
authors: UN
authors: Gündoğmuş
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male