Lateral medullary syndrome caused by penetrating head injury

M J Lawson-Smith; S J Smith; J C D Leach; T Cadoux-Hudson

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2005.09.016

Lateral medullary syndrome caused by penetrating head injury

J Clin Neurosci. 2006 Aug;13(7):792-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.09.016. Epub 2006 Aug 17.

Authors

M J Lawson-Smith¹, S J Smith, J C D Leach, T Cadoux-Hudson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, OX2 6HE, UK.

PMID: 16914313
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.09.016

Abstract

Herein, we report a rare case of a patient surviving penetrating trauma to the brainstem. Low velocity penetrating head injuries may be occult and are associated with a high incidence of vascular injury.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Head Injuries, Penetrating / complications*
Head Injuries, Penetrating / pathology
Humans
Lateral Medullary Syndrome / etiology*
Lateral Medullary Syndrome / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods