Accidental Intracranial Entry of a Gun Barrel: Case Report
Journal Title: Nepal Journal of Neuroscience - Year 2007, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Intracranial injury produced by gun barrel has not been reported yet. We report a case of a 36 years old man who presented to the emergency department with gun barrel stuck in his forehead entering anterioposteriorly. The injury was self inflicted accidentally. Following plain roentgenogram of head, the gun barrel was removed successfully. The sequence of event has been described.
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Gyanendra Malla, MD
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