title: Serious penetrating craniocerebral injury caused by a nail gun.
abstract: Penetrating cerebral injuries caused by foreign bodies occur rarely due to the substantial mechanical protection offered by the skull. Throughout most of history, the brain, residing in a "closed box" of bone, has not been vulnerable to external aggression. Recently, we encountered a serious penetrating craniocerebral injury caused by a nail gun. Total excision of the offending nail via emergency craniotomy was performed, but the patient's neurologic status was not improved in spite of aggressive rehabilitative treatment. Here, we report on this troublesome case in light of a review of the relevant literature.
authors: Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors: Yong Hyun
authors: YH
authors: Jeon
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors: Dong Min
authors: DM
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wonju Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
authors: Sung Hoon
authors: SH
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors: Seok Won
authors: SW
authors: Kim
keywords: Head; Injury; Penetrating
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