Penetrating craniocerebral injury from an underwater fishing harpoon

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-119

  López, Francisco ^a   Martínez Lage, Juan F ^a   Herrera, Agueda ^a   Sánchez Solís, Manuel ^a   Torres, Pedro ^a   Palacios, M Isabel ^a   Poza, Máximo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; Harpoon; Penetrating craniocerebral injury; Projectile; Severe craniocerebral injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FISHING; FOREIGN BODY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343340088     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050025     Document Type: Article

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