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Case Report: Projectile Into Right Frontal Lobe From a Nail Gun

We present a case of a nail gun injury penetrating the right maxillary sinus and frontal lobe with complaints of headache and right eye blindness. After surgical removal and treatment, there were no neurological deficits aside from the persistence of right eye blindness that the patient initially pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Patchana, Tye, Taka, Taha M, Ghanchi, Hammad, Wiginton, James, Wacker, Margaret
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7455395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32874792
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9460
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Sumario:We present a case of a nail gun injury penetrating the right maxillary sinus and frontal lobe with complaints of headache and right eye blindness. After surgical removal and treatment, there were no neurological deficits aside from the persistence of right eye blindness that the patient initially presented with. Our report describes the patient’s clinical course, the multidisciplinary medical and surgical management, along with the clinical workup and important mental health considerations for patients presenting with intracranial nail gun injuries.