Computed tomography in penetrating cranial injury by a wooden foreign body

Rashid Jooma; John R. Bradshaw; Hugh B. Coakham

doi:10.1016/0090-3019(84)90193-9

Computed tomography in penetrating cranial injury by a wooden foreign body

Rashid Jooma, John R. Bradshaw, Hugh B. Coakham

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Abstract

We present a case in which the skull and brain were pierced by a piece of wood, the low attenuation value of which, in a CT scan, simulated an intracerebral pneumatocoele. The risk of misinterpreting the CT appearance of intracranial wood is discussed, and the importance of thorough exploration of a penetrating cranial injury is stressed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	236-238
Number of pages	3
Journal	Surgical Neurology
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-3019(84)90193-9
Publication status	Published - Mar 1984
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Computed tomography
Debridement
Foreign body
Head injury
Wood

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