Tangential cranial gunshot wound in an infant in historical context: illustrative case.
cranial
firearm
gunshot
infant
subdural hematoma
tangential
Journal
Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons
ISSN: 2694-1902
Titre abrégé: J Neurosurg Case Lessons
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9918227275606676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 Mar 2022
14 Mar 2022
Historique:
received:
05
01
2022
accepted:
02
02
2022
entrez:
9
10
2022
pubmed:
10
10
2022
medline:
10
10
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Military neurosurgeons have long known that tangential cranial gunshot wounds can be associated with intracranial complications out of proportion to the external appearance of the injury. This phenomenon seems not to have been described in infancy. An infant suffered a massive, acute subdural hemorrhage from a contralateral tangential gunshot wound that did not facture the skull. Similar to adults, infants are subject to catastrophic intracranial injury from gunshots that do not penetrate the skull. The nature of the injury in this case reflected distinctive aspects of the tissue characteristics and proportions of the infant head.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Military neurosurgeons have long known that tangential cranial gunshot wounds can be associated with intracranial complications out of proportion to the external appearance of the injury. This phenomenon seems not to have been described in infancy.
OBSERVATIONS
METHODS
An infant suffered a massive, acute subdural hemorrhage from a contralateral tangential gunshot wound that did not facture the skull.
LESSONS
CONCLUSIONS
Similar to adults, infants are subject to catastrophic intracranial injury from gunshots that do not penetrate the skull. The nature of the injury in this case reflected distinctive aspects of the tissue characteristics and proportions of the infant head.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36209403
doi: 10.3171/CASE227
pii: CASE227
pmc: PMC9379624
doi:
pii:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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