Neurosurgery. 1992 Feb;30(2):291-4; discussion 294-5.

The sinking bullet.

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We report a case of a missile injury to the brain with an unusual complication. The bullet migrated by its mere weight to a distant location through the brain parenchyma after it initially lodged in a superficial site. Instances of similar phenomena reported in the literature are reviewed.

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