TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Gunshot bullet embolisation in the middle cerebral artery JO - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps A1 - Sahin, Sahatayi A1 - Yakar, F. A1 - Ozgural, O. A1 - Caglar, S. SP - 120 EP - 121 VL - 164 IS - 2 N2 - Bullet embolism (BE) is a rare phenomenon following a gunshot wound. A middle cerebral artery BE was detected in a 36-year-old male patient following a perforating left thoracic gunshot wound without obvious cranial injury. This paper discusses a case of BE in the cranial circulation in conjunction with a review of the relevant literature.

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LA - en SN - 0035-8665 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2017-000873 ID - ref1 ER -