TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Visual disturbance caused by a nail gun-induced penetrating brain injury
JO  - Journal of the Korean Society of Traumatology
A1  - Ye, Jin Bong
A1  - Sul, Young Hoon
A1  - Kim, Se Heon
A1  - Lee, Jin Young
A1  - Lee, Jin Suk
A1  - Kim, Hong Rye
A1  - Yoon, Soo Young
A1  - Choi, Jung Hee
SP  - 203
EP  - 207
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
N2  - Penetrating brain injury caused by a nail gun is an uncommon clinical scenario reported in the literature. A 36-year-old male presented with a nail that had penetrated through the occipital bone. He was alert and neurologically intact except for visual disturbance. Computed tomography (CT) of the brain showed the nail lodged at the occipital lobe and the parietal lobe, with minimal intracerebral hemorrhage. The nail was placed in the occipital lobe close to the superior sagittal sinus. We removed the nail with craniotomy since the entrance of the nail was close to the superior sagittal sinus. There were no newly developed neurological deficits postoperatively. Immediate postoperative CT showed no newly developed lesions. The patient recovered well without any significant complications. Two weeks postoperatively, magnetic resonance imaging showed no remarkable lesions. The visual disturbance was followed up at the outpatient department. To summarize, we report a rare case of penetrating head injury by a nail gun and discuss relevant aspects of the clinical management.     Keywords: Foreign bodies; Head injuries; Visual disturbance; Nail gun<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1738-8767
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.20408/jti.2021.0030
ID  - ref1
ER  -