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Gunshot Wound to the Posterior Fossa With a Transcerebellar Retromesencepahlic Bullet Path, Transient Mutism, and Unexpected Functional Recovery: The Pivotal, Energy-Absorbing Function of the Petrous Bone and Tentorial Leaflet

Given the abundance of vital neurovascular structures, gunshot wounds (GSWs) to the posterior fossa are generally fatal. We present a unique such case where a bullet entered the petrous bone, traversed the cerebellar hemisphere and overlying tentorial leaflet, and reached the dorsal aspect of the mi...

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Autores principales: Sorek, Sahar, Miller, Aaron, Mathew, Vincy, Moawad, Stephanie, Rahme, Ralph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10173022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37182019
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37420