Penetrating head injury from harpoon. Case report;Trauma craneoencefálico perforante par arpón. Presentación por de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Neurocirugia

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 397-400

  Fernández Melo, Ramsés ^a   Moran A F ^b   Lopez Flores G ^a   Bouza Molina, W ^a   Garcia Maeso I ^a   Benavides Barbosas, J ^a  

^a Servicio de Neurocirugia   (Cuba)

^b CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE RESTAURACIÓN NEUROLÓGICA CIREN   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Craniectomy; Harpoon; Penetrating craniocerebral injury; Stab wound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CRANIECTOMY; DIVING; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; SPORT INJURY; STAB WOUND; WEAPON;

EID: 0036810351     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1473(02)70596-4     Document Type: Article

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