TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Management of a nail impalement injury to the brain in a non-neurosurgical centre: a case report and review of the literature
JO  - International journal of surgery case reports
A1  - Agu, Chika Thaddeus
A1  - Orjiaku, Mathew Emeka
SP  - 115
EP  - 118
VL  - 19
IS  - 
N2  - A nail impalement injury to the brain usually results from accidents like falls or nail gun miss-fires or suicide attempts or from barbaric punishment for certain crimes which are rarely practiced in some remote areas. We present an unusual, intentional, self-impalement of a 4in. nail into the brain in a mentally challenged young man. This case report describes the challenges encountered in the management of a patient with impaled nail in the brain in a non-neurosurgical centre.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2210-2612
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.12.035
ID  - ref1
ER  -