title: A Case of Intracranial Wooden Foreign Body: Mimicking Pneumocephalus.
abstract: Intracranial wooden foreign bodies are rare. In addition, such objects are difficult to identify with conventional radiographic techniques, such as X-ray radiography or brain computed tomography. A 48-year-old man presented to our emergency room with a headache. Even though he had a history of trauma, he had no external wounds and showed no neurological deficits at the initial examination. He was initially diagnosed with trauma-related pneumocephalus. He developed a delayed intracranial infection and underwent surgery to remove the wooden foreign body. The present case illustrates the necessity for special attention to patients suspected of having pneumocephalus with a rare presentation during the initial examination. Early surgical removal of the intracranial foreign body is necessary to prevent complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Han
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Suk
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Han Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Seong
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Bum
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hong Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: In Uk
authors.initials: IU
authors.lastname: Lyo
keywords: Foreign bodies; Pneumocephalus; Wood