Emerg Med J. 2006 Feb;23(2):e13.

Retained knife blade: an unusual cause for headache following massive alcohol intake.

Lesieur O, Verrier V, Lequeux B, Lempereur M, Picquenot E.

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Intensive Care Unit, Saint-Louis Hospital, Réanimation, 17019 La Rochelle, France. olivier.lesieur@ch-larochelle.fr

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Massive alcohol intake usually resolves in a banal headache. We report a case of a patient presenting with acute alcohol intoxication in which the ensuing "hangover" was due to a knife blade deeply retained in the brain parenchyma. This case underlines the unpredictability of retained foreign bodies without a high level of suspicion and a detailed description of the circumstances of admission.

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