Does Nationality Matter for the Gunshot Brain Injury? Ten-Year Retrospective Observational Cadaveric Comparative Study for Gunshot TBI between Greece and Bulgaria.
Brain injuries, traumatic
Cadaver
Penetrating brain injuries
Wounds, gunshot
Journal
Korean journal of neurotrauma
ISSN: 2234-8999
Titre abrégé: Korean J Neurotrauma
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101584658
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
Historique:
received:
18
09
2018
revised:
09
04
2019
accepted:
20
09
2019
entrez:
14
11
2019
pubmed:
14
11
2019
medline:
14
11
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Penetrating brain trauma (PBT) caused by gunshot is one of the most lethal traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and its management and confrontation is of great importance. The authors searched retrospectively the archives from 2 similar autonomous laboratories of forensic science and toxicology in the Balkan peninsula for a 10-year period of time and included only fatal penetrating brain injuries. The study is conducted in 61 cadavers with gunshot PBT. All of the cadavers were victims of suicide attempt. The most common anatomical localization on the skull were the facial bones, followed by skull base, temporal and parietal bone, conducting a trajectory of the gunshot. Additional findings were atherosclerosis of the blood vessels and chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer and fatty liver. PBI has a high mortality rate. There are factors and findings from the collected data differing between the 2 aforementioned nations. Either way, better preventative measures, gun control and healthcare system are highly necessary.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31720262
doi: 10.13004/kjnt.2019.15.e34
pmc: PMC6826088
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
95-102Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 Korean Neurotraumatology Society.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of Interest: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.
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