TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Brainstem injury by penetrating head trauma with a knife JO - British journal of neurosurgery A1 - Paiva, Wellingson Silva A1 - de Andrade, Almir Ferreira A1 - Amorim, Robson Luis A1 - Figueiredo, Eberval Gadelha A1 - Teixeira, Manoel Jacobsen SP - 779 EP - 781 VL - 26 IS - 5 N2 - 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.
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LA - en SN - 0268-8697 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2012.655809 ID - ref1 ER -