Citation

Paiva WS, de Andrade AF, Amorim RL, Figueiredo EG, Teixeira MJ. Br. J. Neurosurg. 2012; 26(5): 779-781.

Affiliation

Division of Neurosurgery. University of São Paulo Medical School . São Paulo , Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/02688697.2012.655809

PMID

22616797

Abstract

The authors describe a rare case about a traumatic lesion of brain and brain stem with a knife. In this case the patient had good clinical condition, diagnosed with TBI by infectious complications. We have highlighted the unusual diagnosis, proximity of vascular structures, the technique used in the treatment and the good outcome of the injury.

Language: en