title: Transorbital penetrating brain injury by a wooden stick: A neuro-ophthalmologic emergency.
abstract: Accidental penetrating brain injury through transorbital route is an unusual occurrence in emergency practice of civilian cases. At time, it could be potentially life threatening. We report an interesting case of transorbital penetrating brain injury with a wooden stick in a 44-year-old male epileptic patient. The stick was removed successfully through transorbital exploration, without any neurovascular complications. The pertinent literature is reviewed and emergent management of such cases is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Souvagya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panigrahi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Sudhansu Sekhar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Satya Bhusan
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Senapati
keywords: Penetrating brain injury; transorbital route; wooden stick