TY - JOUR PY - 1993// TI - Nail in the Brain JO - New England journal of medicine A1 - Eagle, K. A1 - Schwarzschild, M. SP - e620 EP - e620 VL - 328 IS - 9 N2 - Figure 1. Nail in the Brain. "Scout" films for a computed tomographic scan of the head show a nail in the brain of a stuporous, inebriated man seen in the emergency department. Examination revealed a mild right hemiparesis, which persisted after he became sober and fully articulate. Nine hours after admission, the patient disclosed that during a depressive episode 12 years earlier, he had attempted suicide with a nail gun directed between his eyes. Aside from right-sided facial droop and a slight limp, the patient had been symptom-free since the suicide attempt; he had had neither seizures nor episodes of… © 1993, Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
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