Penetrating head injury from a pedestal fan rotor blade in a child - An unusual case

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 391-394

  Kumar, Arun ^a,b   Singh, Hukum ^a   Sharma, Karam Chand ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Pedestal fan rotor blade injury; Penetrating head injury; Unusual case, pedestal fan rotor blade injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; BRAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS;

EID: 33750162243     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095572     Document Type: Article

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