TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - The clinical, radiological and surgical characteristics of supratentorial penetrating craniocerebral injuries: a retrospective clinical study
JO  - Tohoku journal of experimental medicine
A1  - Izci, Yusuf
A1  - Kayali, Hakan
A1  - Daneyemez, Mehmet
A1  - Koksel, Turgut
A1  - Cerrahoglu, Kamil
SP  - 39
EP  - 46
VL  - 201
IS  - 1
N2  - Penetrating craniocerebral injuries (PCIs) are the most fatal injuries of the head that usually have a poor outcome. From the parenchymal destructions to ventricular lacerations, a wide variety of damages occurs during the injury. Surgical treatment is still the mainstay of the management in these patients. Twenty-two consecutive patients with supratentorial PCIs were retrospectively evaluated. Conflicts were the main causes of such injuries followed by suicide attempts and accidental gunfires. Shrapnel and bullet were the most wounding agents. All of the patients underwent surgical treatment following clinical and radiological evaluations. Nine of them were died and 7 were rehabilitated because of severe neurological deficits.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0040-8727
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1620/tjem.201.39
ID  - ref1
ER  -