[Penetrating brain injury due to a large asbestos fragment treated by decompressive craniectomy: case report].

Abstract

We report the case of a 22-year-old man victim of penetrating brain injury due to a 15 x 12 asbestos fragment and a successfully treatment via decompressive craniectomy. Unlike gunshot wounds to the head, penetrating brain injury from low energy objects are unusual. Most cases reported involve cranio-orbitary injuries as well as self inflicted lesions in mentally ill patients. The reported case is noteworthy due to the large dimensions of the foreign body, the treatment via decompressive craniectomy and the good patient functional outcome.

• Authors: Gustavo Cardoso de Andrade, Roberto Leal Silveira, Aluízio Augusto Arantes Jr, Gilberto Almeida Fonseca Filho, Nilson Pinheiro Jr
• Journal: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Arq Neuropsiquiatr) Vol. 62 Issue 4 Pg. 1104-7 (Dec 2004) ISSN: 0004-282X [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Lesão cerebral penetrante por grande fragmento de fibra de amianto tratada por craniectomia descompressiva: relato de caso.
• PMID: 15608979 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Craniotomy
• Decompression, Surgical
• Female
• Foreign Bodies (complications, surgery)
• Head Injuries, Penetrating (etiology, surgery)
• Humans
• Intracranial Hypertension (prevention & control)
• Male
• Postoperative Period
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed