title: A rare case of penetrating brain injury by crossbow in a 22-month-old child.
abstract: Nonmissile penetrating brain injuries are exceedingly uncommon among civilian population and are most often associated with inflicted injury. They show specific characteristics different from that of missile wounds. In this article, we describe a rare case of a 22-month-old child who experienced accidental penetrating head trauma caused by a crossbow. We document neuroimaging studies and review the management concerning this pathology. To our knowledge, this is the youngest survived case of penetrating brain injury by a crossbow with such radiological findings reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hengzhu
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Enxi
authors.forename: She
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xiaodong
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lun
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed