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Case Reports
. 2016 Jul-Sep;11(3):321-2.
doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.145092.

Transorbital penetrating brain injury by a wooden stick: A neuro-ophthalmologic emergency

Sanjay Kumar Behera  1 , Souvagya Panigrahi  1 , Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra  1 , Satya Bhusan Senapati  1
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Case Reports

Transorbital penetrating brain injury by a wooden stick: A neuro-ophthalmologic emergency

Sanjay Kumar Behera et al. Asian J Neurosurg. 2016 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Accidental penetrating brain injury through transorbital route is an unusual occurrence in emergency practice of civilian cases. At time, it could be potentially life threatening. We report an interesting case of transorbital penetrating brain injury with a wooden stick in a 44-year-old male epileptic patient. The stick was removed successfully through transorbital exploration, without any neurovascular complications. The pertinent literature is reviewed and emergent management of such cases is discussed.

Keywords: Penetrating brain injury; transorbital route; wooden stick.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
CT scan of head in axial plane showing pneumocephalus involving both frontal lobe
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan of head and orbit in coronal plane with multiplanar reformation showing trajectory of the foreign body, extending from right orbital cavity through the roof to contralateral frontal region
Figure 3
Figure 3
Operative photograph showing transorbital exploration (a) and extracted wooden stick (b)
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