Romanian Neurosurgery (Dec 2017)

Intracranial foreign body in a child

  • Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar,
  • Amit Agrawal,
  • Marticela Cabeza-Morales,
  • Nasly Zabaleta-Churio,
  • Willem Guillermo Calderon-Miranda,
  • Alfonso Pacheco-Hernandez,
  • Gabriel Alcala-Cerra,
  • Andres M. Rubiano

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 4

Abstract

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Intracranial foreign bodies are rare events that occur accidentally and depending on the extent and involvement of the brain parenchymal, generate focal neurological deficit, bleeding and even long-term complications. In present article we describe a case of 4 year child and discuss the approach, management and prognosis.

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