Late Epilepsy Due to Intracranial Sewing Needle: Case Report

Ali Kıvanç Topuz; Göksel Güven; Ahmet Çetinkal; Mehmet Nusret Demircan; Murat Kutlay; Ahmet Çolak

Türk Nöroloji Dergisi (Oct 2008)

Late Epilepsy Due to Intracranial Sewing Needle: Case Report

Ali Kıvanç Topuz,
Göksel Güven,
Ahmet Çetinkal,
Mehmet Nusret Demircan,
Murat Kutlay,
Ahmet Çolak

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Ali Kıvanç Topuz: Neurosurgery Service, Gata Haydarpasa Education Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Göksel Güven: Neurosurgery Service, Gata Haydarpasa Education Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Ahmet Çetinkal: Neurosurgery Service, Gata Haydarpasa Education Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Mehmet Nusret Demircan: Neurosurgery Service, Gata Haydarpasa Education Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Murat Kutlay: Neurosurgery Service, Gata Haydarpasa Education Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Ahmet Çolak: Neurosurgery Service, Gata Haydarpasa Education Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 5
pp. 353 – 356

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We present two adult cases who presented with seizures and found to have intracranial sewing needles incidentally during their evaluation. The mechanism, treatment and medicolegal aspects are discussed

Published in Türk Nöroloji Dergisi

ISSN: 1301-062X (Print); 1309-2545 (Online)
Publisher: Galenos Yayinevi
Country of publisher: Türkiye
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Website: http://www.tjn.org.tr/

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