Pencil in the Brain: A Case of Temporal Lobe Abscess following an Intracranial Penetrating Pencil Injury
Authors:
- Anurag GuptaAGAnurag Gupta
- Arjun ChackoACArjun Chacko
- M.S. AnilMAM.S. Anil
- Suman S. KaranthSKSuman S. Karanth
- Arjun ShettyASArjun Shetty
- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- case report
- Published by S. Karger AG in Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Vol. 47 (4) , 307-308
Abstract
The case of a 7-year-old girl with an intracranial penetrating injury due to a pencil is presented. The difficulties in diagnosis and the need for a high degree of suspicion and for prompt adequate surgical treatment are highlighted.Keywords
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