Brain impalement by an angle metal bar

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-372

  Ordia, Joe I ^a  

^a Pain and Wellness Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain impalement; Craniocerebral trauma; Penetrating brain injury; Post traumatic epilepsy; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METAL; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEOMYCIN; OXCARBAZEPINE; OXYBUTYNIN; PHENYTOIN; POLYMYXIN; PREGABALIN; SERTRALINE; VANCOMYCIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONVALESCENCE; CRANIOPLASTY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY WARD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FRONTAL LOBE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NEUROIMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; SEIZURE; SURGICAL INFECTION; WHITE MATTER; X RAY;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FRONTAL LOBE; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63449083571     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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